D.C. Launches Online COVID Portal for Reporting At-Home Test Results

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D.C. Launches Online COVID Portal for Reporting At-Home Test Results

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city health department have launched an online portal for residents to self-report at-home coronavirus test results.

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