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By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
SALEM â The state has extended its free Stop the Spread COVID-19 testing in Salem to March 31, but officials caution those coming for a test to be ready for lines.
Drive-up testing runs six days a week at Salem High School, 77 Willson St., while walk-up testing takes place at Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, five days a week. Both testing sites are open to any Massachusetts resident.Â
The state s free testing has been popular, and lines often get so long officials have to close them early. At Salem High, officials warn that the line could be temporarily closed to new vehicles when traffic reaches Willson Road. The queue will reopen to new vehicles once the line clears enough to allow more cars to enter. Those who arrive to find the line closed are encouraged to return in 15 to 30 minutes.Â
UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:03 am ET
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Salem s positive test rate rose to 6.33 percent, according to the latest state report, up from 5.13 in last week s report. (Shutterstock)
SALEM, MA Coronavirus rates continued to surge in Salem this past week with 690 positive cases reported over the past 14 days. The city s cases per 100,000 people a key metric the state uses in determining whether a city or town is at high risk for community spread rose to 90.9, up from 66.32 last week. The metric was 45.9 two weeks ago, according to the state s weekly report.
More than half of Massachusetts cities and towns, including Salem, were designated high risk by the Massachusetts Department of Health Thursday. Positive test rates rose in 275 communities.
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