Bristol To Distribute More At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

BRISTOL, RI — Bristol residents can pick up free, at-home COVID-19 test kits this weekend.

The kits will be distributed by the town, in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Department and the Bristol Health Equity Zone, at the Town Common parking lot on State Street from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, while supplies last. Proof of residency will be required. Residents are asked to enter from High Street and exit towards Wood Street.

Anyone with questions can call Mary Ann Quinn, the coordinator of senior services, at 401-253-1611.

The tests are a portion of the 500,000 additional kits that arrived in Rhode Island last week. The state allocated 70 percent to cities and towns, which were given out based on population. The remainder were given to community organizations and health equity zones.