Officials Concerned About Attleboro 'Testing Desert' As RI COVID Cases Surge

Attleboro MA

10 December, 2020

10:14 PM

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ATTLEBORO, MA — Attleboro is a city of 45,000 people and its COVID-19 case number is approaching 1,700. Yet, there is no state testing site within about 45 minutes from the city in Fall River. Officials are now asking the state to establish a site in the region. "Identifying who has this virus and getting tested to find out if you have it or if somebody close to you might have it, if you request that they go tested, that's important," said Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux. There are a number of private clinics or hospitals where someone can get tested. Yet the region between Brockton and Fall River has been described as a testing "black hole." Read more at CBS Boston