Loudoun To Host One-Day Free Coronavirus Testing In Leesburg

LEESBURG, VA — Loudoun County is hosting a free drive-thru testing for the coronavirus in Leesburg on Wednesday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The testing is open to everyone and is scheduled to occur rain or shine.

No appointments are necessary to get tested for the coronavirus and there are no age or residency requirements. Importantly, a person does not have to exhibit symptoms of the coronavirus in order to be tested and no prescription is necessary.

Anyone who is tested will be asked to provide contact information for the test results, which should be available within a week. This is a one-day event. No other testing dates are scheduled at this time.

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The site of the free testing is Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park, 42405 Claudia Drive in Leesburg. People will enter Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park from Crosstrail Boulevard onto Loudoun United Drive. They will be:

• Directed into parking lots and into lanes for drive-thru testing.
• Asked for their name, date of birth, address, phone number and current symptoms, if any.
• Asked to proceed to the next station to have their specimen collected. A nasal swab is preferred, but oral swabs are available upon request.
• Asked to proceed to the exit.

Visit loudoun.gov/coronavirus for more information about the coronavirus and to sign up for email and text updates on COVID-19. Text LCCOVID19 to 888777 to receive text alerts from Loudoun County about COVID-19. Text LCCOVIDESP to 888777 to receive text messages in Spanish from Loudoun County about COVID-19.

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