ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Oakland County is offering free, drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing this weekend in Royal Oak Township.
The testing will be available on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Royal Oak Township Recreation Center.
No appointment, prescription or doctor's note is needed. Testing is open to anyone 18 years and older.
“Testing is essential to keep us open and safe,” Oakland County Executive David Coulter said. “We’re bringing testing to communities to ensure residents throughout the county have easier access to testing.”
Tests will be administered by medically trained members of the Michigan National Guard, while Oakland County Health Division staff will conduct traffic management and registration. The testing offered at this site is diagnostic, nasal swabs given to individuals in their vehicles or at the designated walk-up testing site.
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