City Of Fairfax: VDH's COVID-19 Community Testing Center At Government Center Closed

Press release from the City of Fairfax :

02/10/2022 6:00 PM

The Community Testing Center located in parking lot B of the Fairfax County Government Center ceased operations on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Additional testing resources are scheduled to be operational starting Tuesday, Feb. 15.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will partner across the Northern Virginia region to offer expanded COVID-19 testing services to support communities that have less access to testing. The “CTC+” initiative is a vendor-operated van with testing staff that will deploy to sites based on community needs identified by local health department staff and partners.

After Feb. 15, the testing vendor will offer free Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19 to individuals age 3 months and older. PCR test results are usually available within a few days and are very effective in detecting an active COVID-19 infection, even if the patient is asymptomatic. The hours of operation will be 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Walk-ins (walk-ups) are welcome.

The new VDH testing initiative will be in addition to existing Community Testing Events (CTEs), the Fairfax County Health Department’s mobile lab, and other testing opportunities offered in the community. Testing remains an important tool to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and it is important to understand when one needs to seek testing.

Despite a decline in COVID-19 cases in the region, there is still a high rate of community transmission and there are many reasons to get tested for COVID-19. These include:

Anyone with questions is welcome to reach out to the Health Department’s Call Center at 703-267-3511 to locate a testing location. Individuals interested in making an appointment may do so after Feb. 15 by visiting VASE+ .

This press release was produced by the City of Fairfax. The views expressed here are the author’s own.