Salem 'Stop The Spread' Coronavirus Site Moves To City Hall Annex

SALEM, MA — One of Salem's "Stop the Spread" coronavirus testing sites is on the move.

The walk-in site, which had been at Old Town Hall since the statewide free testing program was launched in August 2020, will move to City Hall Annex at 98 Washington Street on July 6.

That site will be open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Masks are required.

Salem also still hosts the Salem High drive-thru site Mondays through Fridays from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Despite increased vaccinations and rapidly decreasing virus case levels, Gov. Charlie Baker said in May that the state's "Stop the Spread" sites will remain open through at least September as a surveillance tool so the state can monitor for any upticks or clusters in new cases.

"Stop the Spread has been a crucial part of the Commonwealth's testing success," Baker said on May 12. "More than 2.3 million tests have been conducted as part of that program alone.

"It remains an important tool in the battle against COVID."

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)