Board of Health to open new testing site Monday

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 will open a new COVID-19 testing site at the following location Monday at Greenforest Community Baptist Church, 3250 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, Ga., 30034.

The Greenforest Community Baptist Church location’s hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

COVID-19 testing is free and open to all individuals who wish to be tested. A driver’s license or identification card is not required, however registration in advance is strongly encouraged.

Testing is also available at the following locations:

■ Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 2340 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur

■ Former K-Mart parking lot, 5597 Buford Highway NE, Doraville

■ Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, 1879 Glenwood Ave. SE, Atlanta

■ Kingswood Church, 4896 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody

■ (Note: This site is only open Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until noon.)

■ Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker

■ Salem Bible Church, 5460 Hillandale Dr., Stonecrest

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 p.m. and 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday.

All testing locations and the COVID-19 Call Center will be closed July 3 and July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.

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