Joint Press Release:
St. Mary’s County Library
St. Mary’s County Health Department
LEONARDTOWN, MD (February 18, 2025) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and the St. Mary’s County Library have partnered to make home Flu/COVID-19 antigen self-test kits available while supplies last. The rapid antigen test check for Influenza A, Influenza B, and COVID-19 and are FREE to St. Mary’s County community members. With a single swab that a person self-administers at home, the test will check for three different viruses.
Test kits are now available at the following St. Mary’s County Library locations as supply allows, with a limit of two kits given per visit:
Charlotte Hall Library
37600 New Market Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD
Leonardtown Library
23630 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD
Lexington Park Library
21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD
St. Mary’s County is currently seeing an increase in local rates of influenza A and B (flu) and COVID-19. SMCHD encourages community members to minimize the severity and spread of illness by utilizing testing resources when needed, considering treatment for flu or COVID-19 if indicated, and avoiding close contact with others when ill.
For more information on Flu, visit smchd.org/flu.
For more information on COVID-19, visit smchd.org/covid-19.
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