Ulster County secures 33,000 rapid at-home COVID-19 tests

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KINGSTON – Ulster County has secured 33,000 COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits in an effort to allow local schools and businesses to remain open safely while increasing testing capacity and access throughout the county.

The county will partner with schools, towns and non-profits to assist with distribution.

Those tests will be provided at no cost to residents, helping to ensure fair and equitable access to the testing resource.

“Twenty months into the pandemic, we know how essential it is to have access to rapid testing in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our schools and businesses open,” said County Executive Pat Ryan. “Testing, mask wearing, and receiving the vaccine are essential to helping us emerge from the pandemic.”

The executive also said the county will receive a second school specialist from the state who will help streamline contact tracing for schools.




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