Register for COVID-19 testing at Legion Field

UGA is offering a COVID-19 viral testing for faculty, staff, and students who are not showing symptoms of the virus. We will start testing this Thursday, Aug. 6 and Friday, Aug. 7 at Legion Field from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. as part of an initial rollout. If you would like to participate, you should register and schedule a test online before coming to the testing site. Registering in advance is important to ensure social distancing and avoid unnecessary wait times.

This testing is paid for by UGA and will be free for faculty, students, and staff. Parking is available at the Tate Center Parking Deck and the Hull Street Parking Deck. When you arrive, access to the testing site will be clearly marked at the entrance to Legion Pool (which is closed).

The University Health Center staff is leading the efforts for specimen collection. Once complete, the nasopharyngeal swabs will be analyzed by the CVM’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which has recently obtained certification for analyzing human samples. Test results will be reported to the individual and the GDPH (as required by the state). Individuals who tested positive are required to report the results on DawgCheck.

From a disease prevention and control standpoint, identifying asymptomatic individuals who can shed the virus will create a safer work environment at the University. As such, per UGA and CDC guidelines, anyone who tests positive will be required to self-isolate for 10 days following the positive test. Individuals who develop symptoms are required to self-isolate 10 days following the onset of signs or 24 hours since the resolution of signs, whichever is longer.

The surveillance testing program will be rolled out campus-wide during the week of Aug. 10.

Thank you in advance to those of you willing to participate. Should you choose not to participate now, but would like to be tested later, there will be additional testing opportunities available to faculty, staff, and students starting next week and then throughout fall semester.

Please note that the registration site is only available when on the campus network. If off campus or using cellular, you will need to connect to the UGA VPN before reaching the registration site.