Bergen County Announces Weekly Mobile Coronavirus Testing Sites

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Bergen County announced the weekly mobile coronavirus testing locations for this week, with testing times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Ridgewood.

Wyckoff is a community partner for the Thursday testing date.

The testing, a partnership between Bergen New Bridge Medical Center and Bergen County, offers regional COVID-19 saliva tests, and will also offer flu vaccinations.

"Flu vaccinations are critical this year to prevent a combined outbreak of flu and COVID-19, which can further burden healthcare systems and increase complications for those who become ill," the groups said in a joint news release.

Here are the locations available this week:

• Tuesday, Oct. 13, 255 Riverside Avenue, Lyndhurst
• Wednesday, Oct. 14, Cliffside Park High School parking lot, 64 Riverview Avenue, Cliffside Park
• Thursday, Oct. 15, Graydon Pool, 200 Northern Parkway, Ridgewood

The Thursday testing in Ridgewood is done with community partners which include Wyckoff Township and the Borough of Glen Rock.

Times for the testing are 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the public, though from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. public school staff and faculty will be prioritized.

Mobile testing is available to all county residents free of charge, regardless of health insurance status. Residents can get tested at any regional community testing location and all community mobile testing sites will offer the COVID-19 saliva test and flu vaccination.

The county has also provided steps for what you need to do prior to testing:

"For the COVID-19 saliva test, please do not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum 30 minutes prior to arrival. Identification is necessary so please bring your driver’s license/ID card, school identification card, social security card, passport, or birth certificate. Proof of Bergen County residency or that you work in Bergen County is required so please bring your driver’s license, utility bill, pay stub, or work ID. If you have an insurance card, also bring that with you."