Read the full list of Massachusetts communities where COVID-19 testing sites will close:
A motorist steers their car past a sign that calls attention to COVID-19 testing outside a testing location in Brockton. drastic declineGov. Charlie Baker's administration announced Friday it will wind down the"Stop the Spread" program — which offers free PCR tests with no insurance or ID necessary — to 11 sites in nine communities by April 1. That means 30 of the current 41 sites will close, a Baker administration spokeswoman confirmed.
The move comes as COVID rates have dropped to their lowest levels since last summer, and officials say the demand for tests has fallen sharply, too. According to the Baker administration, the state-sponsored testing sites have seen a 80% decrease in demand since the beginning of January, when the highly infectious omicron variant of COVID was at its peak.
The 11 remaining sites — which accounted for 72% of the program's testing volume from Jan. 20 to Feb. 16 — will remain open until at least May 15. Here's the list of locations:
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