Governor Murphy Announces Coronavirus Testing Sites Near Essex County

Press release from the Village of South Orange:

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus Testing Sites Near Essex County

There are now seven "walk-in" sites near Essex County

Governor Phil Murphy has announced that a drive-through testing site would begin in Bergen County on 3/20/2020 at 8:00 am at Bergen Community College, located at 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey. The FEMA-run facility will service residents from Bergen, Essex and Passaic counties.The Governor said that the testing would be mostly for health care workers and first responders. Residents without symptoms should not try to get tested and will be turned away.Residents must be symptomatic. A prescription is required. Residents should be prepared to show proof of residence. The site will be for sample collection only and the tests will be sent to a private lab to process.

• Other nearby Urgent Care Facilities are accepting walk-ins:
  • The Doctor’s Office Urgent Care of West Caldwell 556 Passaic Ave, West Caldwell, NJ 07006(973) 808-2273
  • CityMD Urgent Care - Newark 617 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102(862) 201-4596
  • CityMD Urgent Care – East Hanover 399 Route 10, East Hanover, NJ 07936(908) 557-9808
• Other "walk-in" facilities near Essex County include Holy Name Medical Center (201-833-3000, Hudson Regional Hospital (201-388-1097) and Riverside Medical Group (for current patients only - 201-865-2050)

This press release was produced by the Village of South Orange. The views expressed here are the author’s own.