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May 21, 2020

CVS to open 13 more COVID-19 testing sites in CT

Photo | CVS CVS said its new COVID-19 test sites will utilize self-swab tests.
By Sean Teehan

Aetna parent CVS Health announced Thursday it will open 13 more drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Connecticut tomorrow, adding to 12 sites the company opened in the state last week.

The new sites debuting Friday will use a self-swab test, the Rhode Island pharmacy giant said in a statement. The company has opened about 350 sites nationally so far, and expects to open 1,000 sites total by the end of the month.

“As we move into a new phase of combatting the pandemic and as communities begin to safely open up their local economies, we need testing to be easily accessible,” said CVS Chief Medical Officer Troyen Brennan.

Beginning May 22, patients looking for a test will have to register on CVS' website, according to CVS. Once at the site, patients will stay in their cars, wait for instructions, and self-swab in front of a CVS employee. The swabs will be sent to a third-party lab, and results will be available in about three days.

New testing sites opening in Connecticut tomorrow include the following CVS Pharmacy locations:

  • 1657 Route 12, Gales Ferry
  • 16 Main Street, East Hartford
  • 229 Hope Street, Stamford
  • 81 North Street, Bristol
  • 690 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford
  • 1938 West Main Street, Stamford
  • 1770 Kings Highway, Fairfield
  • 2005 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville
  • 355 Campbell Avenue, West Haven
  • 15 Chesterfield Road, East Lyme
  • 47 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury
  • 292 Spielman Highway, Burlington
  • 57 Providence Pike, Putnam

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