A number of testing sites for COVID-19 are available in Albany County and the Capital District this week.
At this time, only people who are showing signs of COVID-19 — cough, fever, chills, muscle aches or pains, loss of taste or scene and shortness of breath — can get tested and appointments are required at each site.
To get required Personal Identification Number for the site run by New York state on the UAlbany campus call 888-364-3065.
Rite Aid is conducting tests at its drug store at Route 155 and Central Avenue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. To make a reservation visit riteaid.com
To get a test at a county operated testing site listed below call 518-465-4771.
Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center at 920 Lark Drive in Albany
-Monday: 8:30 a.m. to noon
-Tuesday: 1 to 4 p.m.
-Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to noon
-Thursday: 1 to 4 p.m.
-Friday: 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Rotating Locations & Dates for the Week of May 4
Monday, May 4
-Watervliet Health Center, 1804 Second Ave. from 9 a.m. to noon.
-Equinox, 500 Central Ave 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5, 9 am – 12 pm
-Front of the County Administration Building, 1000 Seventh Ave. in Troy from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
-Equinox, 500 Central Ave. from 9 a.m. to noon
-Watervliet Health Center from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 7
-Capital South Campus, 20 Warren Street in Albany from 9 a.m. to noon
-Front of Rensselaer City Hall at 62 Washington St. from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Friday, May 8
-Whitney Young Health Center, 849 Second Ave. in Lansingburgh from 9 a.m. to noon
-Watervliet Health Center from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Other sites in Albany are at Priority 1 Urgent Care, located in Hamilton Square at 2080 Western Ave. in Guilderland and the Capital Region Health Park in Latham. Priority 1 is only testing patients after they are screened for symptoms. An appointment can be had by calling 518-867-8040. Likewise, Community Care Physicians is operating the drive thru site for its patients.
