Where To Get COVID Tested, Vaccinated In Prince George's: Jan. 11

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — As of Tuesday, Prince George's County saw a 1,696 percent case increase in a 14-day period, according to data from The New York Times, with a total positive COVID-19 case count of 146,908. The county has been unable to update case data to its site during most of December because of technical issues.

The state has 850,316 confirmed cases and 112,086 deaths total, reports the Maryland Department of Health.

Get tested

The Prince George's County Health Department offers free COVID-19 tests. Patients do not need a doctor's prescription or insurance to get tested; however, you must present identification. Testing at a health department location is limited to residents 10 years of age and older.

COVID-19 testing is available at the following sites operated or supplied by the Prince George's County Health Department:

• Bunker Hill Fire Station (free rapid tests available); Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville; Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Roseu Medical Center; (book testing appointments online or call 301-604-8000) Monday through Friday
• City of Praise Family Ministries; Monday noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

People also can use an interactive map to find testing sites located in Prince George's County that are either operated by the county, the state or a private organization.

The Prince George's County Health Department and Office of Emergency Management will hand out 25,000 at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits at designated locations each week in partnership with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The COVID-19 test kits are free, regardless of insurance or immigration status. Residents will be required to show proof of county residency to receive a test kit. Examples of proof of residency include, but are not limited to, a driver's license, utility bill or lease agreement. One test kit, which contains two tests, will be distributed per person ages 2 years or older.

The distribution schedule for this week is Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. and Thursday beginning at 8 a.m. while supplies last at the following locations:

Hillcrest Heights Community Center
2300 Oxon Run Drive
Temple Hills, MD 20748

*Westphalia Community Center
8900 Westphalia Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

*Kentland Community Center – Prince George's Ballroom
2413 Pinebrook Avenue
Landover, MD 20785

*Cedar Heights Community Center
1200 Glenn Willow Drive
Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Langley Park Community Center
1500 Merrimac Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20783

Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex
7007 Bock Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744

PGCMLS Branch Libraries Wednesday 3 to 7:30 p.m. and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. while supplies last:

Laurel Branch Library
507 7th Street
Laurel, MD 20707

New Carrollton Branch Library
7414 Riverdale Road
New Carrollton, MD 20784

Oxon Hill Branch Library
6200 Oxon Hill Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745

*South Bowie Branch Library
15301 Hall Road
Bowie, MD 20721

Spauldings Branch Library
5811 Old Silver Hill Road
District Heights, MD 20747

*indicates site is a drive-thru location

The Maryland Department of Health has also opened and expanded several COVID-19 testing sites across the state including in Prince George's County:

UM Laurel Alternate Care Site (drive-thru)
7300 Van Dusen Road
Laurel, MD 20707
Monday - Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Washington Education Zone (drive-thru)
6511 Princess Garden Parkway
Lanham, MD 20706
Monday - Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

City of Praise Family Ministries
8501 Jericho City Drive
Landover, MD 20785
Monday noon to 6 p.m.
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information about COVID-19 testing or to use the County's testing site locator, visit health.mypgc.us/COVIDTesting.

Get vaccinated

As of Tuesday, 68 percent of Prince George's County residents of all ages have been fully vaccinated, reports The New York Times.

You can register for vaccines at this site and a variety of sites by using the state vaccine locator at https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine#locator.

The county's community vaccination site at the Largo Student Center at the Prince George's Community College accepts walk-ins but appointments are encouraged. Vaccines are free for individuals ages 5 and older. Booster shots are available for ages 16 and older. The student center is open for vaccines Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with walk-ins accepted between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with walk-ins accepted from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and the fourth Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free vaccines are also available for first, second or booster doses at PGCPS elementary schools through the end of January. Walk-ins are accepted but appointments are encouraged.
Vaccine clinics in Prince George's County includes sites that are not operated by the county.
Mobile/temporary clinics in Prince George's County includes one-day mobile clinics or clinics in a location for a few days or more.