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June 1st, 2021 by WCBC Radio

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH), local jurisdictions, and their partners operate COVID-19 testing sites and mobile testing teams throughout the state. This weekly advisory provides information about testing site locations and hours operated by local health departments and MDH. 

Reminder: All Marylanders 12 and older are now eligible for vaccination. Directly schedule an appointment at a mass vaccination site or find a pharmacy, hospital or local health department near you to make an appointment. Some local health departments are no longer offering testing services to focus on vaccinations, but you can find a local testing site from more than 300 listed at covidtest.maryland.gov

Even if you are vaccinated, it is believed that you can still spread COVID-19 if you are symptomatic. If you are not fully vaccinated, you are vulnerable to new and contagious variants, so testing continues to be essential to ending this pandemic.

MDH now has two MOBILE TESTING TEAMS which will visit each of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions through July 2021, supporting local efforts  to offer accessible, barrier-free testing to communities statewide. To find the schedule of Mobile Testing Sites throughout Maryland, visit the testing site locator at covidtest.maryland.gov and check Search Mobile Testing Sites Only.

This week’s confirmed MDH Mobile Testing Schedule is:

• Community Civic League-  3439 Laurel Grove Rd, Federalsburg (Caroline County) – Open Tuesday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Wednesday, June 2,  3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Greensboro Baptist Church -  401 W Sunset Ave, Greensboro (Caroline County) – Open Thursday, June 3, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Deep Run Elementary – 6925 Old Waterloo Rd, Elkridge (Howard County) – Open Wednesday, June 2, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal – 6798 Oak Hall Ln, Columbia (Howard County) – Open Thursday, June 3, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Ducketts Lane Food Bank – 6501 Ducketts Ln, Elkridge (Howard County) – Open Saturday, June 5, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

 

MDH encourages the following individuals to get COVID-19 tests:

• Symptomatic individuals, INCLUDING FULLY VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS per CDC and MDH guidelines;
• Unvaccinated individuals who suspect exposure, including those who are asymptomatic;
• Unvaccinated individuals who are at risk of exposure, including workers in frequent contact with the public;
• Unvaccinated individuals who have been in large gatherings indoors; and
• Unvaccinated individuals  who have traveled recently, including those who have traveled to a state with a COVID-19 test positivity rate above ten percent or a case rate over 20 per 100,000.

MARYLAND’S STATE COVID-19 TESTING INFORMATION:

 

Maryland Department of Health Testing Sites:

Allegany County Health Department

• Allegany County Fairgrounds (11000 Moss Ave., Cumberland) – Open Wednesday, June 2 and Friday, June 4, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. each day.

• Garrett County Health Department

• MEDCO Building (McHenry Business Park at 46 Business Park Drive, Accident, Maryland) – Open Tuesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 3 from  9 a.m. – 3 p.m. To make an appointment visit https://mako.exchange/scheduler/registration/?location=2409. Appointments are not required, but pre-registration is encouraged. All testing is being conducted in our drive through lane at the facility.
• Persons with symptoms of COVID 19 may also be tested at the Garrett County Health Department located at 1045 Memorial Drive in Oakland Maryland, 21550.  Testing is completed between 8:00 and 3:00 daily.  To make an appointment for testing please call 301-334-7697.