Drive-up COVID-19 testing available in Calhoun County on Mondays and Wednesdays

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Calhoun County Health Department
(256) 237-7523

Drive-up COVID-19 testing clinics will be offered at the Calhoun County Health Department on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. while testing supplies are available.

Please call (256) 237-7523 for an appointment and to preregister. The address of the Calhoun County Health Department is 3400 McClellan Blvd., Anniston AL 36201.

New criteria for people to be tested include the following additions:

The patient is a resident (with or without symptoms) of a long-term care facility and the facility has laboratory-confirmed cases in residents or staff, or are

• Hospitalized patients with symptoms
• Healthcare facility workers, workers in congregate living settings, and first responders with symptoms
• Residents in long-term care facilities or other congregate living settings, including correctional and detention facilities and shelters, with symptoms
• Persons without symptoms who have underlying medical conditions or disability placing them at a higher risk of complications, residency in a congregate housing setting such as a homeless shelter or long-term care facility, or screening of other asymptomatic individuals based on a case-by-case review and approval by the state health department or local health jurisdiction.

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