Updated on December 21, 2020 at 10:19 am
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As millions prepare to travel for Christmas and the New Year holiday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has announced expanded free, mobile COVID testing this week for the city s residents regardless of their symptoms.
The new locations include the Washington Park Mall in Roxbury, the Anna M Cole Community Center in Jamaica Plain, and the Boston Renaissance Charter School in Hyde Park.
The expanded testing comes as the city reported an 8-percent positivity rate last week alone, up from 7.2% the week prior. Expanding access to COVID-19 testing, particularly in communities facing higher positive test rates of COVID-19, is vital to our response. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have placed equity at the center of our response to ensure every Bostonian can stay healthy, Walsh said in a statement. As we continue to see elevated COVID-19 activity in Boston, I want to thank our partners for their continued support for the