COVID-19 pop-up testing site available at Marietta College on October 28

Marietta, Ohio (10/23/2020) — Marietta College and the Ohio National Guard are hosting a free COVID-19 pop-up testing site from 11:00 a.m-2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28th, in the Physician Assistant Parking Lot (corner of Third and Butler streets).

The Ohio National Guard will be performing the testing with registration assistance from the College. Anyone who is planning to get tested is encouraged to pre-register online at:

https://mako.exchange/covid19-ereq/?account_number=15152&account_name=ODH-DBRC-COMM&provider_fname=Michael&provider_lname=Brockett&provider_npi=1366419343

Participants are asked to bring the registration number with them to the testing site. Manual registration will be done on-site if needed and anyone can arrive and a health care provider's referral is not needed. Please wear a mask and follow all social distancing guidelines.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For three consecutive years (2018-2020).

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