South Fulton Today

Fulton County residents age 2 and older in certain zip codes have access to free, rapid and self-administering COVID-19  test kits.

The offer is part of the Say Yes! COVID Test At-Home Testing Challenge through the Fulton County Board of Health in which residents use the tests twice weekly with the goal of reducing the spread of coronavirus, a Fulton County press release said.

“Children, adolescents and adults who are not yet fully vaccinated or at high risk need more accessible tools to inform their choices,” Board of Health District Health Director Dr. Lynn Paxton said in the press release. “Free, rapid, self-administered testing will give community members one more way to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.”

Fulton County residents in the following zip codes can order the kits online for home delivery: 30291, 30213, 30268, 30303, 30308, 30311, 30310, 30313, 30314, 30312, 30315, 30318, 30331, 30336, 30344, 30354, 30337, 30349 and 30363, the Say Yes! COVID Test website said.

“These zip codes were identified based on high rates of COVID-19, lower than average rates of vaccination, and concentration of essential workers,” the press release said. “Rapid, self-administered testing has potential to disrupt the spread of COVID-19 that occurs when people are infected, but don’t yet have symptoms. Testing twice a week offers the best chance of identifying COVID-19 infection and isolating early.”

Quidel is the test manufacturer, the press release said.

For more information and to order test kits for doorstep delivery, Fulton County residents can visit www.CovidTestFultonCounty.org. The kits can be picked up at several locations, including the Fulton County Board of Health, 10 Park Place, Atlanta.