Burlington County To Host Coronavirus Drive-Through Testing Site

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Burlington County will stage a coronavirus drive-through testing site on Thursday, county officials announced on Wednesday.

The site will be set up at the Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center’s Academy Drive Complex, 53 Academy Drive in Westampton, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Testing will be done by appointment only. Burlington County residents who believe they are sick with new coronavirus can call 609-726-7097 to make an appointment. No referral or insurance will be required.

This event is run by the Burlington County Health Department, and future screenings will be based on test kit availability. On Wednesday, county officials announced that three Mount Laurel residents in their 80s had died after testing positive for coronavirus. They are the first three coronavirus related deaths in the county.

As of Wednesday, there have been 59 confirmed positive cases of coronavirus reported in Burlington County. There have now been more than 4,000 cases of coronavirus virus reported across the state. Read more here: Gov. Murphy To Shut Many Day Care Centers Amid Coronavirus Crisis