The final COVID-19 testing site in Northwest Georgia that is available to the public is set to close at month’s end.

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported earlier this week their plans to close down the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds testing site on June 30, along with the rest of the testing sites around the state.

Instead of providing testing sites, there will now be testing kiosks setup around the state to provide kits to people who need to know whether they have COVID-19 without having to visit a doctor’s office. In most locations, these kiosks offer access to COVID-19 tests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the DPH noted in their release.

“The kiosks dispense a test kit that includes two (2) nasal swabs for COVID-19 and Influenza A/Influenza B and instructions on collecting the specimen. Once collected, the specimens can be safely packaged back into the kit and placed in the kiosk,” the DPH release stated. “The specimens are picked up daily and sent to an accredited lab for PCR testing. In most cases, individuals receive notification of their test results by email or text within 48 hours of specimen collection.”

The only COVID-19 testing kiosk in Northwest Georgia is located at AdventHealth Gordon, 1035 Red Bud Rd NE, Calhoun.

Free test kits are also available at county health departments, including the Polk County Health Department in Cedartown.

Officials are closing the sites as the number of people in need of testing for COVID-19 has dramatically decreased over the past years as the threat of the pandemic has waned.