Peabody Hosts Second COVID-19 Testing Location At Bresnahan Court

PEABODY, MA — Peabody is maintaining its COVID-19 capacity even as virus case numbers begin to recede from the highs of recent weeks.

Curative Health has added a PCR testing site at Bresnahan Court in the Peabody Housing Authority property located off Washington Street. That is in addition to the Centennial Drive location that opened last year.

Testing is offered at the Bresnahan Court location from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The Centennial Drive testing site is located in the Analogic Corporation lot from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

The Centennial Drive slot is closed on June 20 for the recognition of Juneteenth.

Walk-in testing is available at both locations or residents can register for the Bresnahan Court location here and the Centennial Drive location here.

Those being tested should bring an ID card and health insurance, if applicable. Those without insurance can still get tested at no cost.

Virus numbers are beginning to fall once again, according to the state Department of Public Health. After hitting 9 percent last month, the statewide 7-day rolling positive test average was 6.55 percent as of Monday.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)