COVID Testing In Douglas County: Where To Find Locations

Kara McIntyre
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — As public health officials across Douglas County and Georgia warn of rising COVID-19 cases due to the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus, more Georgians are looking for COVID-19 tests but having trouble finding them.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, there have been 936 new COVID-19 cases in Douglas County in the two weeks prior to Dec. 24, with a case rate of 616 cases per 100,000 county residents.

Surveillance for coronavirus variants is done through genomic sequencing of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) positive test results. In Georgia, the most-recent genomic sequencing is from the week ending Dec. 4, according to the GDPH.

At that time, the delta variant was responsible for 98 percent of new COVID-19 cases, state public health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses genomic sequencing data to project current variant proportions — and the agency now estimates the omicron variant accounts for more than 73 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

"Given the rapid transmissibility of the omicron variant, the current proportion of omicron in Georgia is likely similar to that of the national estimate, and presumably will account for all new COVID cases in the state in the coming weeks," GDPH officials said in a Dec. 21 news release.

The Cobb and Douglas Public Health department offers free rapid and PCR COVID-19 tests at the following locations and hours:

Deer Lick Park, 2105 Mack Road, Douglasville

Rapid testing is not available. Free PCR testing is available at the following hours:

  • Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Visit douglasvillecovid.com to register.

Arbor Place Mall (Sears location), 6580 Douglas Blvd., Douglasville

Rapid testing is not available. Free PCR testing is available at the following hours:

  • Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon.

Pre-registration is required. Visit this link to register.

Riverside Epicenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell

Rapid testing is not available. Free PCR testing is available on-site at the following hours:

  • Mondays and Wednesdays: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pre-registration is required. Visit this link to register.

Wellstar Acworth Health Park, 4550 Cobb Parkway, Acworth

Rapid testing is available, but you must contact Wellstar for a rapid test. Free PCR testing is available at the following hours:

  • Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Saturdays and Sundays: Noon to 4 p.m.

Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Visit this link to register. The site will be closed this Friday and Saturday in observance of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Wellstar East Cobb Health Park, 3747 Roswell Road, Marietta

Rapid testing is available, but you must contact Wellstar for a rapid test. Free PCR testing is available at the following hours:

  • Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Saturdays and Sundays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Visit this link to register. The site will be closed this Friday and Saturday in observance of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Other Douglas County locations offering on-site COVID-19 testing are:

To find a testing site elsewhere in Georgia, visit dph.georgia.gov/castlight-location-finder.

This article originally appeared on the Douglasville Patch