Looking To Get COVID-19 Tested? Here's Where Near Morris Plains

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ- Gov. Phil Murphy has been lifting his coronavirus restrictions over the last several weeks, but says he wants more data before moving the Garden State to "stage two."

So he's asking that residents get tested.

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"Every resident in every community has a role to play in our restart and recovery," Murphy said at a news conference this week. "And every resident that gets tested sends a strong message to their neighbors that they are ready to be a part of a bright future for our state."

Murphy had set a goal of 20,000 tests per day by the end of May, a goal that was met before Memorial Day.

So here is where local residents can get tested, but take note some facilities have specific instructions and may require appointments:

Morris Plains

FastER Urgent Care
Address: 130 Speedwell Ave., Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Phone: (862) 242-8053

Morristown

Passport Health
Address: 290 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (732) 345-0029

Parsippany

Rite Aid #994
480 North Beverwyck Road
Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Chester

Excel Urgent Care of Chester
Address: 2 North Road, Unit E & F, Chester, NJ 07930
Phone: (908) 888-2541

Kinnelon

Prestige Infusions
Address: 116 Boonton Ave, Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Phone: (973) 850-6843
Antibody testing only. Patient's must schedule an appointment over-the-phone and if they have a DR's referral, the facility needs to know about it.

East Hanover

CityMD Urgent Care
Address: 399 Route 10, East Hanover, NJ 07936
Phone: (908) 557-9808

Rockaway

MedExpress
Address: 346 Route 46, Rockaway, NJ 07866
Phone: (973) 627-4870
When you arrive, stay in your vehicle and call the center. A MedExpress team member will complete a brief screening with you over the phone. If you meet the CDC-based screening criteria for COVID-19 testing, a team member will walk you through the next steps of your care. Patients must be symptomatic.

Randolph

County College of Morris, Parking Lot 1
Address: 214 Center Grove Rd, Randolph, NJ 07869
Phone: (973) 829-8250
Schedule your appointment online. Residents must show up in a vehicle; must have identification and proof of residency. Children are eligible for testing. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must have identification to prove they are residents of Morris or Sussex County.

Murphy said that the end of last week there would be over 200 testing locations operating in New Jersey and directed people to the COVID-19 information page to search for a location. CVS has also expanded their test sites throughout the Garden State.

Don't see one listed for your town or surrounding Patch town? There are other ways to get tested:

• Quest Diagnostic has testing sites in New Jersey as well as kits available to test from home.
• LabCorp also has testing options including home kits.
• Walmart also has testing capacity at select locations.
• The CDC has home testing protocols as well.

Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said the data gathered from the testing will allow for the most important containment activity available: isolation and quarantine.

"In order to do that you need to test people, find the positives, isolate positives find their contacts and isolate and quarantine depending on their symptoms," she said. "That's the best tool we have in our toolkit to stop the spread."

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