Boston launching free COVID-19 testing site at historic Strand Theatre
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Updated: 11:33 AM EST Jan 27, 2021
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Updated: 11:33 AM EST Jan 27, 2021
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered twice a week in a parking lot behind Boston's historic Strand Theatre, city officials announced. The Strand, which is located at 543 Columbia Road in Upham’s Corner in Dorchester, is open for testing on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Public parking at the theater will be closed and a testing van will operate behind the building. City officials said there will be no registration and testing is walk-up only. Individuals can be tested for free, regardless of symptoms or insurance.“Our Dorchester zip codes continue to have some of the highest COVID-19 positivity rates in our City,” sBoston’s Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez said. “Expanding access to testing to this neighborhood is a critical step in helping us slow the spread of this dangerous virus and keep all Boston residents safe and healthy.” As of Sunday, the citywide positive test rate for COVID-19 is 7.2% but the positive test rate in Dorchester zip codes was over 10%. Testing at the Strand Theatre will be conducted by Brookside Community Health Center, in partnership with Brigham & Women's Hospital, Upham's Corner Community Health Center and Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center.

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