Montgomery County exploring at-home COVID-19 testing
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Montgomery County is deploying “rapid response” teams to areas that have been hard hit by the novel coronavirus for at-home testing.
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The county says these visits will be provided seven days a week, and each team will include a health worker alongside a human-service worker.
Testing will include temperature checks, vital-signs monitoring, and COVID-19 saliva tests.
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Every member of each household may be tested without cost.
Residents can be referred for this service by a community-based agency or refer themselves by calling the Testing Helpline at 240-777-1755 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. seven days a week. Callers will be asked a series of questions to determine eligibility.
The county is currently targeting communities including:
Wheaton