Hamden To Distribute COVID-19 At-Home Rapid Test Kits

Hamden CT

29 December, 2021

5:02 PM

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HAMDEN, CT — Hamden will receive 15,300 COVID-19 at-home rapid tests and begin distributing them to residents on Thursday, Dec. 30, officials announced Wednesday. Tests will be limited to one kit per household, according to officials. Each kit contains two tests. Officials are advising residents to be prepared to provide identification, and said a state ID or utility bill is sufficient. Residents are also asked to wear a mask. "Tests are best utilized when a person is symptomatic," officials wrote in a news release. "An asymptomatic person may not have enough viral load for the test to register." Tests will be available to Hamden residents at the following locations: Keefe Community Center Thursday, Dec. 30; from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. or until supplies lastEnter through the parking lot at 19 George St. Hamden Plains United Methodist Church Friday, Dec. 31; from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until supplies lastCome to the door in back parking lot at 15 Church St. Mt. Calvary Revival Center Thursday, Dec. 30; from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. or until supplies lastFriday, Dec. 31; from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. or until supplies last450 West Todd St. The Spring Glen Church, UCC Thursday, Dec. 30; from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. or until supplies last1825 Whitney Ave. Tests will available at Davenport-Dunbar to its residents. "While the government has issued 1 million tests to municipalities, they will be providing another 2 million tests to schools, and we anticipate Hamden will receive another large shipment next week that will be distributed by the school system," the news release states. "Information regarding the distribution of masks to municipalities has not been released yet. Once we have that information, we plan to distribute these masks in a similar fashion."