We noted a couple weeks back that there’s a constant traffic backlog along Roswell Road for private drive-up COVID-19 testing at East Cobb United Methodist Church.
Due to an increase in demand because of the Delta variant and rising infection levels, Cobb and Douglas Public Health and Wellstar Health Systems are partnering to offer more testing.
Starting on Tuesday, you’ll be able to get tested at the Wellstar East Cobb Health Park (3747 Roswell Road).
The hours are Monday-Saturday from 9-6 and Sunday 10-2. While the testing is free, your insurance will be billed.
Testing also is available at Wellstar Acworth Health Park (4550 Cobb Parkway); Monday-Saturday 8:30-5 and Sunday 10-2.
You also won’t need to sign-up in advance to get tested there, but you’re strongly encouraged to do so and can pre-register by clicking this link.
Cobb and Douglas Public Health and Wellstar didn’t indicate how long those locations will be conducting testing.
Cobb and Douglas Health had operated COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution at Jim Miller Park until earlier this summer, when case figures were below the “high community spread” level (a 14-day average of 100 cases per 100,000 people or less).
That two-week figure is now pushing toward 800 cases, and Cobb and Douglas Public Health has had only one location for testing, at Chuck Camp Park in Smyrna.
The Georgia Department of Public Health also has a site finder to locate private testing services that it notes “are not endorsed, vetted, or managed by public health. Individual test providers can set their own testing fees. Ask about the cost, availability, and requirements before testing.”
Cobb and Douglas Public Health offers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to those 12 and older at four locations in both counties, and you can get more information by clicking here.
In an urgent message issued this week, Dr. Janet Memark, director of Cobb and Douglas Public Health, implored the public to wear masks in public, get vaccinated and take precautions.
“I know that we are all struggling through this Delta surge. For the next few weeks, I advise everyone to be cautious,” Memark said. “The virus is around you EVERYWHERE. Your best defense is getting vaccinated and wearing your masks. Until numbers come down, I would not gather in large groups. We can only get through this by working together. That being said, do what you can to keep yourselves and your families safe.”
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