Mobile Coronavirus Test Site In Moorestown Set For Tuesday

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Free coronavirus mobile testing will be available for Moorestown residents on Tuesday, the Burlington County Department of Health announced on Monday.

Free testing will take place at the William Allen Middle School from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, officials announced. The middle school is located at 801 North Stanwick Road.

The testing is part of Burlington County’s mobile testing program, which was launched this month in order to ensure that testing was available and accessible to all county residents. Previously the department offered free testing at a fixed clinic site at the county Emergency Services Complex in Westampton.

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There is also a coronavirus testing site adjacent to the Virtua Health & Wellness Center on Young Avenue in Moorestown on Friday, Virtua announced. The address is 401 Young Avenue, Moorestown, N.J. 08057. It replaces Virtua's testing center in Willingboro. Read more here: Coronavirus Testing Site Opens In Moorestown

As of Monday, there were 336 cases of the coronavirus and 60 confirmed deaths in Moorestown.

The first mobile clinic was held July 7 at the Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, where a total of 198 residents were screened and tested. Four additional clinics were held during the ensuing 11 days at locations in Mount Holly, Palmyra, Florence and Bordentown City. Close to 1,000 residents were tested during the first five mobile clinics, bringing the total number tested by the county to close to 7,000.

Other upcoming mobile testing dates will take place as follows:

• July 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Memorial Field in Edgewater Park;
• July 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Kennedy Park near the Keegan Center in Burlington City.
• July 30 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the old Mosquito Control Building at 42 East Greenbush Road in Bass River.

The walk-up and drive-thru testing clinics are being made available for all county residents and first responders and health care workers employed in the county. No prescription or doctor’s note is required, but residents are encouraged to pre-register for testing by calling 609-726-7097.

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