Bergen County Opens New Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Site

PARAMUS, NJ — Bergen County announced Monday it is opening a drive-through coronavirus testing site for county residents at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus.

The testing site is only open to Bergen County residents who are showing symptoms of the COVID-19 virus and who have been completed an online survey and been screened by a telemedicine doctor.

Those who qualify — including first responders and healthcare professionals — are required to provide identification proving their county residency, a hospital ID or a first responder badge.

"Bergen County is in a crisis -- we have the most COVID-19 cases and deaths in New Jersey," Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said in a statement. "Test kits are in limited supply and in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, we need to test as many symptomatic Bergen County residents as possible. Our drive-thru test site at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a critical step in fighting this pandemic and bringing immediate treatment to County residents who need it."

To qualify for testing, residents must first fill out this online survey. The drive-through testing site is located at 230 East Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus.