Mobile Coronavirus Testing Coming To Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Mobile coronavirus testing will come to Ocean City and Cape May County in the coming months. The county will develop mobile and walk-up testing options for people who have trouble accessing the county's stationary testing sites.

It may take some time though. Cape May County received a $552,513 grant through the New Jersey Department of Health, which the county will use to expand COVID-19 testing over the next six months.

Cape May County's upcoming program will occur four days per week for 26 weeks — twice a week in all 16 towns on a rotating bases and another two days per week at the Cape May County Department of Health in Cape May Court House.

The County Health Department will release a testing schedule closer to the start of the program. The mobile sites focus on underserved areas, seniors living in high-rises and dense apartment buildings and at-risk symptomatic people.

Officials will also use grant funds to add a testing center at the County Health Department. The center will focus on expanding testing for first responders, symptomatic individuals, close contacts of positive cases, health care workers and asymptomatic referrals.

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“We have seen recently how important it is to remain diligent with rising cases nationally and here in New Jersey,” said County Freeholder Director Gerald M. Thornton. “This additional capacity will allow our residents, many of whom are vulnerable, to access testing more quickly and within their own communities. It is an essential step in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.”

The funding comes through the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC)-Enhancing Detection Grant.

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