Free COVID-19 Testing Events Come To Fredericksburg In January

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Several free COVID-19 testing events are coming to the Fredericksburg area next month, courtesy of the Rappahannock Area Health District. The health district is emphasizing the importance of testing as demands for tests soar and COVID-19 cases reach all-time highs.

Four drive-thru COVID-19 testing events will be held in Fredericksburg. Another three events will be held in Stafford County. Two more will be held in Ruther Glen, according to the health district.

Pre-registration is recommended for the events, but it is not a requirement. Here is the full schedule for the nine events currently scheduled for January. All testing events are scheduled to run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Thursday, Jan. 6
  • Dixon Park
    • 1300 Dixon Street in Fredericksburg
• Tuesday, Jan. 11
  • Ladysmith Rescue Squad
    
    • 18287 Jefferson Davis Highway in Ruther Glen
• Wednesday, Jan. 12
  • Stafford Hospital
    
    • 101 Hospital Center Boulevard in Stafford
• Thursday, Jan. 13
  • Dixon Park
    • 1300 Dixon Street in Fredericksburg

• Wednesday, Jan. 19
  • Stafford Hospital
    • 101 Hospital Center Boulevard in Stafford

• Thursday, Jan. 20
  • Dixon Park
    • 1300 Dixon Street in Fredericksburg
• Tuesday, Jan. 25
  
  • Ladysmith Rescue Squad
    
    • 18287 Jefferson Davis Highway in Ruther Glen
• Wednesday, Jan. 26
  
  • Stafford Hospital
    • 101 Hospital Center Boulevard in Stafford
• Thursday, Jan. 27
  
  • Dixon Park
    • 1300 Dixon Street in Fredericksburg

Anyone with questions about the events can contact the Rappahannock Area Health District's call center at 540-899-4797. The call center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.