CVS Opening New Coronavirus Testing Site In Stamford

RJ Scofield
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STAMFORD, CT — CVS Health is adding seven new testing sites at select pharmacies across Connecticut, including one in Stamford, company officials announced Thursday.

The seven new testing sites will open Friday, bringing the state's total number of CVS testing sites to 34. (To sign up for Stamford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

In a statement, company officials said CVS was expanding its testing capacity by adding more than 2,000 testing sites at select CVS Pharmacy locations across the country, bringing the nationwide total to 4,000 sites by mid-October.

The new Stamford testing site will be set up at the CVS Pharmacy located at 969 High Ridge Road.

The full list of seven new test sites opening Friday in Connecticut includes:

  • CVS Pharmacy, 111 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019

  • CVS Pharmacy, 35 Padanaram Road, Danbury, CT 06811

  • CVS Pharmacy, 110 Main Street, Hebron, CT 6248

  • CVS Pharmacy, 675 Washington Street, Middletown, CT 06457

  • CVS Pharmacy, 281 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854

  • CVS Pharmacy, 969 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 6905

  • CVS Pharmacy, 106 Boston Post Road, Waterford, CT 06385

Officials said new locations will open in waves over the next several weeks and build on the company's ability to support testing in 33 states and Washington, DC, beginning with the opening of more than 400 sites Friday.

"Since opening our first test site in March, we've been able to quickly adapt to the changing landscape in order to make it easier for people in the communities we serve to access testing," CVS Health COO Jon Roberts said in a statement. "We recognize the critical role testing plays in helping to manage the spread of the virus and are incredibly proud of how our teams have responded to this need while continuing to take care of our customers, clients and patients."

Self-swab tests are no cost to patients and available to individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. Patients must register in advance at CVS.com to schedule an appointment.

Currently, most test results from specimens collected at CVS test sites across the country will be available within 2-3 days, officials said. A complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites can be found here.

This article originally appeared on the Stamford Patch