Health & Fitness

New Hours For RI's State-Run COVID-19 Test Sites

Effective immediately, test sites will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends.

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The changed test site hours do not apply to community-based test sites or the 24-hour sites at CCRI in Warwick.
The changed test site hours do not apply to community-based test sites or the 24-hour sites at CCRI in Warwick. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island's state-run COVID-19 test sites have new operating hours, starting Thursday.

All state-run sites will now operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends. The new schedule will not affect the 24-hour test site at the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick or community -based test sites not operated by the Department of Health.

A full list of state-run test sites is available on the Department of Health's website. Appointments are required for many sites and recommended at all others and can be schedule at portal.ri.gov.

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