Two New Coronavirus Testing Sites Now Open In DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two new coronavirus testing sites opened Monday in Washington D.C., granting greater access for district residents to receive COVID-19 tests. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus.

The new walk-up/drive-thru testing sites are located at 2241 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, and 5th Street NW between F and G Streets, NW. The section of 5th Street will be shut down, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said during a news conference Monday morning, in order to provide a walk-up testing site.

"You can walk up here without an appointment if you need a COVID test," she said.

As of Monday morning, there have been 56 new cases of COVID-19 in the District, bringin the total to over 8,800 cases, Bowser said. The District also reported two additional coronavirus-related deaths on Monday.

D.C. residents who have symptoms should call their doctor or a medical provider to be screened. If residents do not have a medical provider, they can call the coronavirus hotline in English at 855-363-0333 or in English and Spanish at 844-796-2797.

D.C. Health has expanded the criteria for testing to allow asymptomatic people who have a history of exposure and are in high-risk groups to be prioritized for testing.

As a reminder, doctors decide who to get tested. Testing asymptomatic people with exposure does not eliminate their need to self-quarantine if they have been instructed to do so.

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