Amid Rising COVID Cases, Mercer County Provides Free Testing

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — With COVID-19 cases on the rise in New Jersey this holiday season, County Executive Brian M Hughes has teamed up with the New Jersey Department of Health to offer free COVID-19 testing to residents.

Testing will take place at CURE Insurance Arena, Gate C, 81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton. Appointments are not necessary and anyone age 2 and above who lives, works or goes to school in New Jersey can get tested.

Here is the schedule:

• Thursday, Dec. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 28, 12 noon to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Who should get tested:

• If you have COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed, even if you are fully vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID-19 in the last 3 months.
• Those who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
• People who were recently in a large gathering where social distancing was hard to maintain or a crowded indoor setting and are not fully vaccinated or recently recovered.
• If you must travel and are not fully vaccinated, get a viral test 1-3 days before travel and 3-5 days after travel.

Meanwhile, Hughes announced that County residents 14 years or older, and anyone employed as a first responder or health care worker in Mercer, can sign up to receive a free COVID-19 saliva test to be administered at home. This service is being offered through a partnership between the County and Vault Health Services of New Jersey.

Those who wish to get the test should visit www.mercercares.org to register. Proof of residency or employment is required.

COVID-19 tests are available at a number of locations in Mercer County. They are:

• Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton
• Concentra Urgent Care, 2542 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence 08648; 609-493-5440
• CVS Ewing, 1320 Parkway Ave., Ewing 08628; 609-882-4097
• CVS Hamilton, 200 NJ-Route 33, Hamilton 08691; 609-890-7488
• CVS Hamilton, 2147 Hamilton Ave., Hamilton 08691; 609-588-4701
• CVS Lawrence, 1900 Brunswick Ave., Lawrenceville 08648; 609-392-6476
• CVS Princeton, 881 US-Route 206, Princeton 08540; 609-683-3680
• CVS Robbinsville, 2281 NJ-Route 33, Robbinsville 08691;609-584-5851
• CVS Trenton, 1248 Greenwood Ave. #1240, Trenton 08609;609-394-2604
• CVS Trenton, 1100 Liberty St., Trenton 08611; 609-599-2566
• Ewing Pharmacy, 1400 Parkway Ave., Ewing 08628; 609-323-7503
• InFocus Urgent Care, 64 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction; 609-799-7009
• InFocus Urgent Care, 100 Campus Town Circle, Suite 100, Ewing 08628; 609-799-7009
• Patient First – Hamilton, 641 US-Route 130, Hamilton 08691; 609-568-9383
• Rite Aid Robbinsville, 2370 NJ-Route 33, Robbinsville 08691; 609-259-1251
• Riverside Urgent Care, 811 NJ-Route 33, Hamilton 08619; 609-587-8298
• Walgreens East Windsor, 16 Princeton-Hightstown Road, East Windsor 08520
• Walgreens Ewing, 1801 North Olden Ave., Ewing 08628; 609-493-9902
• Walgreens Ewing, 970 Parkway Ave,. Ewing 08618; 609-882-3456
• Walgreens Hamilton, 2021 Nottingham Way, Hamilton 08619; 609-587-1059
• Walgreens Hamilton, 1702 Kuser Road, Hamilton 08610; 609-438-3000
• Walgreens Robbinsville, 2313 Route 33, Robbinsville 08691
• Walgreens Trenton, 1700 North Olden Ave., Trenton 08638; 609-493-9902
• Walgreens Trenton, 2645 South Broad St., Trenton 08610; 609-888-2203
• Walgreens Trenton, 1096 Route 33, Trenton 08690; 609-689-3060

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