Additional COVID-19 Test Distribution Site Announced In Hamden: UPDATE

HAMDEN, CT — Officials have announced an additional distribution site for COVID-19 test kits and KN95 masks on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

The distribution will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at Hamden High School, 2040 Dixwell Ave. Residents are asked to enter at the Wood-n-Tap side.

Tests will be available via drive thru and walk up until supplies run out.

Read more from the mayor’s office below:

The distribution is for Hamden residents. Each kit contains 1 FlowFlex test. Please be prepared to provide identification. A state ID or utility bill is sufficient. Please wear your mask.

Tests are best utilized when a person is symptomatic. An asymptomatic person may not have enough viral load for the test to register.

KN95 masks, when worn properly, prevent the airborne spread of COVID. Please continue proper handwashing and maintain social distance when possible. The Omicron variant has proven to be very transmittable.

The current rate of infection is now over 20%. We believe that the speed at which Omicron is going through the nation and our community means that we will get through this quickly. We currently have many employees that have tested positive and many more will test positive. Please be patient and understand that services may suffer temporarily due to staffing shortages.

Please get vaccinated. Get boosted. 70% of the people hospitalized are not fully vaccinated. We know that the vaccine provides the best protection against the severe symptoms of COVID.