Woonsocket Mayor Announces New Coronavirus Mass Testing Site

WOONSOCKET, RI — Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt has announced the opening of a new mass COVID-19 testing site at the former Olympia Sports in the Walnut Hill Plaza at 1500 Diamond Hill Road.

The testing site, operated by Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance/Medical Reserve Corps (RIDMA), is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and accepts both walk-ins and appointments.

"This new RIDMA mass testing side will be a tremendous resource to Woonsocket and other local communities for residents to get tested for COVID-19 in a quick, convenient and reliable way with no long lines or having to wait days for results," said Baldelli-Hunt in a statement. "I am pleased that RIDMA chose Woonsocket for their regional mass COVID-19 testing center, as well as for the mass COVID-19 vaccination site."

The Woonsocket RIDMA testing site has the capacity to test over 750 residents per day and offers both BinaxNow rapid testing, which produces accurate results in approximately 15 minutes, and the PCR test that produces results in 24 hours.

"I encourage our local residents, especially those who have not yet been vaccinated, to get tested for COVID-19 whether they have symptoms or not, and this new RIDMA site will make it easier to do so," said Baldelli-Hunt.

Testing appointments can be booked at www.portal.ri.gov or by calling 401-222-8022.