Baltimore City Health Department To Distribute Free At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Test Kits To Community Groups

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Health Department volition administer a constricted fig of escaped at-home accelerated COVID-19 trial kits to assemblage organizations crossed the metropolis adjacent month, the bureau said Tuesday.

Nonprofits, crockery kitchens, stateless shelters, faith-based organizations and different groups tin use for the Abbott BinaxNOW Antigen kits if they are located successful the metropolis and mostly service metropolis residents.

“We are excited astir this accidental to supply COVID-19 trial kits to assemblage members,” said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa. “We anticipation that by providing COVID-19 trial kits to assemblage organizations who are acquainted with and embedded successful our neighborhoods, we tin effectively distribute COVID-19 trial kits to those who are astir successful request of investigating resources.”

Groups tin commencement submitting applications Tuesday, and the wellness section volition administer 60 kits per enactment connected the week of Dec. 6

On its website, the wellness section said it is targeting ZIP codes and populations with debased immunization rates, including older adults, Latinx residents, Orthodox Jewish residents, young men, large women, radical experiencing homelessness and immigrants.

Up to 45 organizations volition person the tests connected a archetypal come, archetypal served basis, the wellness section said.

Health workers volition besides administer immoderate of the kits astatine testing locations crossed the metropolis connected the week of Dec. 6.

Anyone who tests affirmative for COVID-19 is urged to isolate until they are nary longer infectious. Residents with terrible symptoms should question exigency care, the section said.

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The kits are supplied by the Maryland Department of Health.