National Guard Adding COVID-19 Testing Sites Around Ohio

CLEVELAND — The Ohio National Guard will expand the state's COVID-19 testing capacity by adding new mass testing locations this month.

“We are grateful that National Guard members are continuing to fill critical roles in our state's response to this pandemic, especially as the strain on our health care providers continues,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “As cases increase across the state, the best thing Ohioans can do is to stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccine.”

There will now be 12 mass testing sites throughout Ohio run by the Ohio National Guard, with plans to add additional sites soon. The hope is the testing sites will alleviate some of the burden placed on Ohio's hospitals. The state is currently dealing with an unprecedented number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

The Ohio Hospital Association said there are currently 6,727 Ohioans hospitalized due to COVID-19, the most ever hospitalized at one time.

Here are the Ohio National Guard's mass testing sites:

• Akron: Atrium Testing Site (Summa Health), 1077 Gorge Blvd.
• Canton: (Aultman/Cleveland Clinic Mercy), Stark County Fairgrounds, 305 Wertz Ave. NW.
• Chillicothe: Adena Regional Medical Center, 272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe
• Cleveland: Walker Center (Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals), 10524 Euclid Ave.
• Columbus: (Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center), first floor of the CAS parking garage at 2540 Olentangy River Rd.
• Dayton: (Premier Health) Miami Valley Hospital, 1 Wyoming St.
• Mansfield: Avita Ontario Hospital, 715 Richland Mall.
• Maumee: Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St.
• Zanesville: Genesis Hospital, 2951 Maple Ave.
• Cincinnati: (Ethos Laboratories), Crossroads Church, 990 Reading Rd.
• Cincinnati: (Ethos Laboratories), Riverbend, 6201 Kellogg Ave.
• Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati, 321 Albert Sabin Way.

There are also plans to open an additional testing site in Dayton.

• Dayton: Dayton Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Plaza.

“Our men and women are supporting about a dozen testing sites throughout Ohio, helping to provide additional opportunities for our fellow Ohioans to be tested for COVID-19. We have been fulfilling COVID-19 missions for more than 20 months, and we are committed to supporting our state during this time of need,” said Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general.

There are approximately 2,300 Ohio National Guardsmen deployed around the state to bolster Ohio hospitals.