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Free COVID-19 Test Kits are available for pick up while supplies last, please call 203-881-3255 x 118. Click here for new COVID-19 guidance (effective March 1, 2024)
Free COVID-19 Test Kits are available for pick up while supplies last, please call 203-881-3255 x 118. Click here for new COVID-19 guidance (effective March 1, 2024)
If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice. Please do not show up without calling first. Clinicians will use their judgment to determine if a patient has signs and symptoms compatible with COVID-19 and whether the patient should be tested.
Effective February 5, 2020, the “2019 Novel Coronavirus” was added to the Reportable Diseases, Emergency Illnesses and Health Conditions, and Reportable Laboratory Findings list.
CT DPH is requesting that physicians use the Electronic 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Case Report Form.
Drive-Up Testing Sites
In addition to the State Department of Public Health Laboratory, healthcare systems across Connecticut are partnering with private clinical laboratories, like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp to conduct COVID-19 testing. These private labs have been issued Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct COVID-19 diagnostic testing. As of now, the testing results take approximately 4 days to receive. Patients must have a referral from a provider and call ahead to make an appointment.
Local Locations (for additional sites in CT, please call 2-1-1):
CDC Fact Sheet for Patients Tested for COVID-19
On February 28, 2020 Governor Lamont Announced Connecticut’s Public Health Lab Approved to Run Diagnostic Testing for Coronavirus. The State Department of Public Health Laboratory utilizes the CDC’s priorities for testing that include: