North GA – Beginning immediately, MAKO Medical drive-thru COVID-19 test sites in Dalton and Woodstock will no longer operate on Saturdays; however, both sites will continue operating each Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 3 PM. Anyone, regardless of their vaccination status, who has COVID-19 type symptoms or has been in recent close contact to a person infected with the virus should get tested.

The MAKO Medical COVID-19 test site address in Dalton is Pleasant Grove Park, 1732 Pleasant Grove Drive, N.E., Dalton, GA 30721, and the address in Woodstock is JJ Biello Park Riverside Athletic Complex, 610 Druw Cameron Court, Woodstock, GA 30188.

Other MAKO Medical drive-thru COVID-19 test sites in North Georgia are operating at these sites on limited weekdays, as listed:

Gilmer County Civic Center Parks and Recreation, 1561 South Main Street, Ellijay, GA 30540. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 8 AM to 2 PM.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1036 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA 30143. Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 8 AM – 3 PM.

Murray County Recreation Department, 651 Hyden Tyler Road, Chatsworth, GA 30705.

Mondays and Fridays: 8 AM – 3 PM.

The Farmers Market, 811 Summit Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513. Thursdays: 8 AM – 3 PM.

COVID-19 testing is free at these sites and there are no eligibility requirements other than having a Georgia address and registering at https://mako.exchange/splash/GAmakotesting/. This is PCR testing done by a mid-nasal swab to determine the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19. It is not an antigen or antibody test.