25K At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits To Be Handed Out Each Week

Bowie MD

11 January, 2022

1:47 PM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — The Prince George's County Health Department and Office of Emergency Management will begin handing out 25,000 at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits at designated locations each week in partnership with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. "With the rise in COVID-19 cases across our region and State, we have seen a drastic increase in testing demand," County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said. "We recognized that we needed to ensure that our residents had access to testing resources and we are excited to be able to partner with our library system and M-NCPPC to bring these additional resources to our community. We strongly encourage residents to take advantage of these new options to get tested, regardless of your vaccination status, so that we can keep each other safe and healthy." The COVID-19 test kits are free, regardless of insurance or immigration status, Alsobrooks notes. Residents will be required to show proof of county residency to receive a test kit. Examples of proof of residency include, but are not limited to, a driver's license, utility bill or lease agreement. One test kit, which contains two tests, will be distributed per person ages 2 years or older. The distribution schedule for this week is Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. and Thursday beginning at 8 a.m. while supplies last at the following locations: Hillcrest Heights Community Center 2300 Oxon Run Drive Temple Hills, MD 20748 *Westphalia Community Center 8900 Westphalia Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 *Kentland Community Center – Prince George's Ballroom 2413 Pinebrook Avenue Landover, MD 20785 *Cedar Heights Community Center 1200 Glenn Willow Drive Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Langley Park Community Center 1500 Merrimac Drive Hyattsville, MD 20783 Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex 7007 Bock Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 PGCMLS Branch Libraries Wednesday 3 to 7:30 p.m. and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. while supplies last: Laurel Branch Library 507 7th Street Laurel, MD 20707 New Carrollton Branch Library 7414 Riverdale Road New Carrollton, MD 20784 Oxon Hill Branch Library 6200 Oxon Hill Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 *South Bowie Branch Library 15301 Hall Road Bowie, MD 20721 Spauldings Branch Library 5811 Old Silver Hill Road District Heights, MD 20747 *indicates site is a drive-thru location The Prince George's County Health Department and Office of Emergency Management continue to operate the COVID-19 testing site at the Bunker Hill Fire Station (3716 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD 20722) Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In addition, the Maryland Department of Health has also opened and expanded several COVID-19 testing sites across the state including in Prince George's County: UM Laurel Alternate Care Site (drive-thru) 7300 Van Dusen Road Laurel, MD 20707 Monday - Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Washington Education Zone (drive-thru) 6511 Princess Garden Parkway Lanham, MD 20706 Monday - Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. City of Praise Family Ministries 8501 Jericho City Drive Landover, MD 20785 Monday noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about COVID-19 testing or to use the County's testing site locator, visit health.mypgc.us/COVIDTesting.