ADDITIONAL collection points for Covid self-test kits are being set up at libraries and venues across Essex.
From May 4, 34 library collection points will be in operation across the county, with 14 new ones joining the 20 launched last month.
There will now be sites in each of the 12 districts of Essex.
More than 150,000 individual Covid test kits have already been collected from libraries since the new collection point system launched.
Essex County Council set up the sites to make asymptomatic testing more accessible for residents.
Director of Public Health Dr Mike Gogarty said: “The extra 14 library collection sites announced today will no doubt make a real difference to testing capacity across the county.