Governor Whitmer announces 250,000 free COVID-19 tests for Michiganders

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced a partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, to ship 250,000 free tests to 50,000 household across the state.

"Testing is critical to helping Michiganders protect themselves and their loved ones as we face the Omicron variant of COVID-19," said Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Households in eligible ZIP codes in Berrien are eligible to order one test kit per household from the Project Act website.

Each kit contains five tests and should arrive in Amazon packaging within one to two weeks of ordering.

Individuals seeking to order tests will input their ZIP code to see if they live in a qualifying area. Individuals without Internet access can contact the COVID-19 hotline at 888-535-6136, or contact 211 for assistance ordering tests.