December 31, 2021
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PHOTO RELEASE: Maryland Division of Well being opens two new COVID-19 testing websites for walk-ups in Anne Arundel and Harford Counties
Websites will run day by day, together with Information 12 months’s Day, to supply free PCR testing to Marylanders
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Division of Well being (MDH) at present opened two further state-run COVID-19 testing websites to fulfill elevated public demand for testing companies. The websites will function seven days per week, together with tomorrow (New 12 months’s Day), till additional discover.
The websites are positioned at College of Maryland Higher Chesapeake Well being in Bel Air and at Anne Arundel Medical Heart in Annapolis. Hours at every website are 9 a.m. to three p.m., day by day. Stroll-ups solely; no pre-scheduled appointments can be found for both website at the moment. As a result of robust curiosity at each websites, Marylanders ought to be ready for longer wait instances.
There was robust public curiosity in COVID-19 testing on the new Anne Arundel Medical Heart (South Pavilion) website.
“We’re happy to open these websites to supply Marylanders with further places to get examined for COVID-19 as we take care of a surge in instances statewide,” stated MDH Secretary Dennis R. Schrader. “Testing stays one of the vital essential instruments we’ve got —in addition to getting vaccinated and boosted if you’re eligible— to assist Marylanders defend themselves and their family members.”
On the UM Higher Chesapeake Well being website in Bel Air, groups have been capable of check roughly 90 sufferers per hour at eight testing tables.
These two new websites be part of three different state-run testing operations in Annapolis, Prince George’s County, and Baltimore Metropolis. The Maryland Nationwide Guard, with assist from the state’s Vaccine Equity Task Force, is offering staffing and logistical help at each websites.
To discover a COVID-19 testing website close to you, go to COVIDtest.maryland.gov.
For extra details about COVID-19 in Maryland go to covidLINK.maryland.gov. For the newest Maryland COVID-19 knowledge, go to coronavirus.maryland.gov.
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