DeKalb Board Of Health To Open Doraville Testing Site On Monday

Press release from the DeKalb County Board of Health:

June 10, 2020

DECATUR, Ga. – As a part of addressing health inequities and high numbers of COVID-19 cases in identified DeKalb County ZIP Codes, the DeKalb County Board of Health, with the assistance of the City of Doraville, will open a COVID-19 testing site at the following location:

• Former K-Mart Store Parking Lot (at I-285 and Buford Hwy.) 5597 Buford Hwy. NE, Doraville, Ga. 30340

The Doraville location’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

As of June 9, the Buford Hwy. corridor, which include the cities of Brookhaven, Chamblee and Doraville, has 767 of the 4,185 positive COVID-19 cases (18.3%) in DeKalb County.

“The DeKalb County Board of Health is doing its best to ensure that every resident that desires a COVID-19 test has access to one, particularly those in areas we know to have a high burden of infection,” said DeKalb County District Health Director S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A.

COVID-19 testing is free and open to all individuals who wish to be tested. However, registration is required.

Testing is also available at the following locations:

• Beulah Missionary Baptist Church2340 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur, Ga. 30034

• Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church1879 Glenwood Ave. SE, Atlanta, Ga. 30316

• Rehoboth Baptist Church2997 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker, Ga. 30084

• Salem Bible Church5460 Hillandale Dr., Stonecrest, Ga. 30058

For testing site hours of operation and online appointment scheduling for all DeKalb County Board of Health testing sites, visit dekalbhealth.net, or call the COVID-19 Call Center at (404) 294-3700, Option 1. Call center hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

For more resources and information about COVID-19, visit the DeKalb County Board of Health’s COVID-19 website at dekalbhealth.net/covid-19.

This press release was produced by the DeKalb County Board of Health. The views expressed here are the author’s own.