COVID-19 Testing Comes to Salem

 

CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

Kimberley Driscoll

Mayor

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2020

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Dominick Pangallo

Chief of Staff

Office of Mayor Kimberley Driscoll

City of Salem
(978) 619-5600

dpangallo@salem.com

 

Commonwealth’s “Stop the Spread” COVID-19 Testing Comes to Salem

Free tests for Salem residents offered August 17^th through September 12^th

 

Salem, Massachusetts – The Commonwealth today informed the City of Salem that the community will receive free COVID-19 testing for all residents as part of the state’s “Stop the Spread” initiative.

 

Testing will be offered six days a week starting Monday, August 17^th via drive-through or walk-up outside of Salem High School at 77 Willson Street. Testing days and hours are as follows:

 

• Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

No proof of insurance or citizenship is necessary. Testing is via nasal swab, administered by EMTs from Fallon Ambulance, and processed at the Broad Institute Laboratory. Test results are returned, whether positive or negative, to the resident within 36 hours.

 This testing replaces the previously announced Salem Coronavirus Awareness Network (SCAN) tests. SCAN testing dates will be rescheduled to dates later this fall with precise details being announced in the coming weeks.