Free COVID Test Kits Available This Week Across Prince George's
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Additional at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits will be distributed this week by the county health department and office of emergency management. The COVID-19 test kits are free, regardless of insurance or immigration status. 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 who are present at the time of pick-up while supplies last.
The distribution schedule for this week is:
M-NCPPC Community Centers - Wednesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Hillcrest Heights Community Center, 2300 Oxon Run Dr., Temple Hills
*Cedar Heights Community Center, 1200 Glenn Willow Dr., Capitol Heights
Langley Park Community Center, 1500 Merrimac Dr., Hyattsville
Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex, 7007 Bock Rd., Fort Washington
*Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr., Upper Marlboro
Southern Area Aquatics and Recreation Complex, 13601 Missouri Ave., Brandywine
PGCMLS Branch Libraries - Wednesday noon to 3 p.m.; Thursday noon to 3 p.m.
Laurel Branch Library, 507 7th St., Laurel
*New Carrollton Branch Library, 7414 Riverdale Rd., New Carrollton
Oxon Hill Branch Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill
*Largo-Kettering Branch Library, 9601 Capital Lane, Largo
*Spauldings Branch Library, 5811 Old Silver Hill Rd., District Heights
*indicates site is a drive-thru location
The county health department and office of emergency management has extended hours of operation for the COVID-19 testing site at the Bunker Hill Fire Station (3716 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD, 20722) to include Saturday hours. That site is now open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis only.
The county also operates a COVID-19 testing site at the Temple Hills Community Center (5300 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748) Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis only.
For more information about COVID-19 testing or to use the county’s testing site locator, visit health.mypgc.us/COVIDTesting.
This article originally appeared on the Bowie Patch