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Posted on: December 15, 2020

[ARCHIVED] Town Offers Free Drive-Up COVID-19 Testing

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The Town of Amherst is providing free testing for symptomatic Amherst residents and Town of Amherst employees. The drive-up testing site will be open this Friday, December 18th from 8am-11am, by appointment only. 

If you are a community member seeking testing and are asymptomatic (have no symptoms), have no known exposure, and are aged 10 or over - please continue to visit www.umass.edu/coronavirus/communitycovidtest to set up your test. 

The drive-up test offering is for symptomatic Amherst residents and Town of Amherst employees, close contacts, as well as for residents/employees who need testing in order to be released from quarantine. Children of all ages are also able to be tested at this site, whether they have symptoms or if they are without symptoms but their age precludes them from being tested at other sites. The Town of Amherst is partnering with County Ambulance to conduct the drive-up testing.  

What: Free Testing for: 

  • Symptomatic Town of Amherst Residents 
  • Symptomatic Town of Amherst Employees 
  • Children of any age (whether symptomatic or not)
  • Close contacts or individuals who need testing to be released from quarantine 

When:  Friday 12/18  from 8a-11am 

Where:  Drive-up  -   Mill River Recreation Area  located at 95 Montague Rd.  Amherst, MA 01002 |  Click here for map

Register: Click here to reserve your testing spot on Friday, December 18th from 8am-11am *The sign-up link will bring you to a County Ambulance webpage to reserve your spot*

QR code to sign up for symptomatic covid-19 testing on Friday, December 18th from 8am-11am


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