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Montgomery County Health and Human Services will now offer free COVID-19 testing at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center twice a week. The site has been operating on Wednesdays since it opened in May, but will now administer tests on Fridays as well to give residents additional opportunities to get checked. Tests are by appointment only. […]

Six new CVS drive-thru COVID-19 test sites opened Friday in Montgomery County. There are now 10 total in the county.   Locations New: 11190 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 1580 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 15600 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866 12825 Wisteria Drive, Germantown, MD 20874 19901 Frederick Road, Germantown, MD 20876 20 Upper […]

Montgomery County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles encourages residents who have attended Black Lives Matter protests to get tested for COVID-19 if they are concerned about exposure. “I think we do see folks going to the protests who may be disproportionately impacted if they do contract it,” he said […]

Governor Larry Hogan announced Monday that Six Flags America theme park in Prince George’s County and other COVID-19 testing locations will provide summer hours.  The Six Flags location’s hours will be 8 am – noon including this Wednesday and Friday. Appointments and doctor’s orders are not required to get tested. While Six Flags does not […]

It’s Wednesday, June 3. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Free COVID-19 Testing: Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro is offering free COVID-19 testing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment necessary! As part of our state’s long-term testing strategy, and after the record volume of #COVID19 testing completed Friday […]

CVS Health will offer coronavirus testing at 13 additional drugstores in Maryland starting Friday according to a news release from Gov. Hogan’s office. One of the 13 sites is located in Montgomery County. The CVS Pharmacy located at 360 Hungerford Drive in Rockville will offer testing starting Friday. Last week CVS opened 17 locations in […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that CVS drugstores will offer drive-thru testing for COVID-19 starting Friday. CVS will open 17 locations in Maryland, including three in Montgomery County, according to a news release from the Governor’s office. Earlier this week, Gov. Hogan authorized pharmacies to order and administer COVID-19 tests to support Maryland’s long-term testing […]

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services will provide COVID-19 testing Wednesday at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center. The recreation center, located at 11701 Georgia Ave., will provide testing on Wednesdays by appointment only. In order to qualify for testing, residents must meet testing criteria as determined by a healthcare provider. Individuals who […]

Montgomery County opened a new COVID-19 testing facility on Wednesday at the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center, said Dr. Travis Gayles, Chief of Public Health Services in Montgomery County.  The recreation center will be open for testing on Wednesdays. At a virtual media briefing, Gayles said the county is gearing up to open another […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday Maryland has received 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea. “The 500,000 test capacity, which we have just acquired is equal to the total amount of testing, which has been completed by four of the top five states in America combined,” Hogan said. The deal was made with the help of […]