City of Revere Response to COVID-19: April 22, 2020 Update
April 22, 2020
Testing Now Available to Revere Residents at Three Local Sites with Addition of Suffolk Downs
April 22, 2020 – The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and prepare for further spread of the virus. As of April 22, the Revere Board of Health has been notified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health of 805 positive cases of COVID-19 in the City of Revere.
There are now three local testing sites available to Revere residents -- no insurance required, no PCP required, no questions asked:
- East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has announced walk-up and drive-through testing at Suffolk Downs, open 7 days a week to any Revere resident who is experiencing a symptom of COVID-19.
- Beth Israel Deaconess at 1000 Broadway in Chelsea has both a walk-in tent and an appointment tent.
- MGH Chelsea Healthcare at 100 Everett Ave in Chelsea also has walk-in testing available.
Other testing resources can be found on mass.gov, with a full listing of all testing sites updated regularly. City officials are also working with the state, the National Guard, and a number of local medical providers on providing additional testing at area senior living facilities wherever possible.