Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Testing Update
To train and prepare Prince George’s County’s frontline operational and clinical staff for the unprecedented vaccination of Prince Georgians against COVID-19 in 2021, the Health Department will suspend COVID-19 testing at Health Department Headquarters (1701 McCormick Drive, Largo) and the Dyer Regional Health Center (9314 Piscataway Road, Clinton) starting Friday, Jan. 1st, 2021 through Wednesday, January 20th, 2021. Those sites will reopen Thursday, Jan. 21st, 2021.
COVID-19 testing at the department’s partner site in Laurel (Roseu Medical Center, 14402 Baltimore Ave.) will also be suspended starting Friday, Jan. 1st. and will reopen at a later date. The department’s partner sites in Hyattsville and Fort Washington will remain open during normal operating hours, weather permitting. Please check the schedule on health.mypgc.us/COVIDtesting for locations and hours of operation of those partner sites, as well as additional testing sites using a test site locator.
Para entrenar y preparar al personal operativo y clínico de primera línea del condado de Prince George para la vacunación sin precedentes de los Prince Georgians contra COVID-19 en 2021, el Departamento de Salud suspenderá las pruebas de COVID-19 en la oficina central del Departamento de Salud (1701 McCormick Drive, Largo) y Dyer Regional Health Center (9314 Piscataway Road, Clinton) a partir de el viernes 1 de enero de 2021 hasta el miércoles 20 de enero de 2021. Esos sitios reabrirán el jueves 21 de enero de 2021.
Las pruebas de COVID-19 en el sitio compañero del departamento en Laurel (Roseu Medical Center, 14402 Baltimore Ave.) también se suspenderá a partir del viernes 1 de enero y volverá a abrir en una fecha próxima. Los sitios asociados del departamento en Hyattsville y Fort Washington permanecerán abiertos durante las horas normales de operación, si el clima lo permite.Cheque el calendario en health.mypgc.us/COVIDtesting para conocer las ubicaciones y el horario de funcionamiento de esos sitios asociados, y sitios de prueba adicionales utilizando el localizador de sitios de prueba.
Latest News & Updates
- January 14: County Extends Indoor Dining Ban And Other Covid-19 Safety Measures For Restaurants And Other Businesses / Spanish (PDF)
- January 06:County Executive Alsobrooks Outlines Plan To Ramp Up Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Efforts / Spanish (PDF)
- December 15: Executive Order No. 27-2020 (PDF)
- December 10: County Implements New Covid-19 Safety Measures For Businesses In Response To Continued Increase Of Covid-19 Cases (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
- Interpretive Guidance for Large Gatherings at Funeral Homes (PDF)
- November 19: Directive And Order Imposing Juvenile Curfew At National Harbor
- November 19: County Announces Curfew At National Harbor For Unaccompanied Minors Due To Continued Increase In Covid-19 Metrics (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
- November 13: Directive And Order For Enhanced Consumer And Employee Safety
- November 12: County Implements Updated Phase 2 Guidelines In Response To Increase Of Covid-19 Cases / Spanish (PDF)
- October 29: County To Remain In Phase 2 Reopening / Spanish (PDF)
- County Relaunches Emergency Rental Assistance Program (PDF)
- Health Department to Bill Insurers for COVID Tests; No Charge to Patients (PDF)
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County Closures & Updates
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COVID-19 Data
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COVID-19 Testing
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COVID-19 Vaccination
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