East Harlem Gets New Coronavirus Self-Testing Site

Harlem NY

04 January, 2021

10:33 AM

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EAST HARLEM, NY — A new coronavirus testing site opened Monday at an East Harlem housing complex, giving residents the ability to test themselves for COVID-19, the city announced. The Health + Hospitals testing site opened Monday morning at NYCHA's Lehman Village Houses, at 70 East 108th St. between Madison and Park avenues. It will be open through Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. At the self-testing sites, residents are given their own test kits to administer the nose swabs themselves. Other city-run COVID-19 testing sites remain open around Harlem and can be found at the Health + Hospitals website. New: @NYCHealthSystem has update locations & hours for covid testing for the week ahead.This is a critical week for testing. But remember: a negative result does *not* mean you aren't contagious. You still need to take precautions. pic.twitter.com/OEZBTG04La— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) January 4, 2021