Montgomery County exploring at-home COVID-19 testing

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.

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The county is currently targeting communities including:

Wheaton

Montgomery Village

Gaithersburg

Takoma Park

Silver Spring