Where To Get A COVID Test Near Belleville, Nutley: Updated

Eric Kiefer
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BELLEVILLE-NUTLEY, NJ — As New Year’s Eve approaches, many people in Belleville and Nutley may have a big question: Am I infected with the coronavirus?

There are a few ways to find out the answer to that question if you’re preparing to visit friends or family to ring in the new year.

Essex County continues to hold free COVID-19 testing at its three operational vaccine centers in Livingston, Newark and West Orange. The centers are open to any person who lives, works or goes to school in the county. Learn more or register for a vaccination/test here.

If you’re planning on getting a test at one of those three centers for the new year, you might want to hurry, however. Essex County offices and COVID vaccination/testing locations will be closed Friday, Dec. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 2 for the holiday.

The county has also been offering mobile testing/vaccination at rotating sites, as seen in the below social media post.

Meanwhile, New Jersey health officials have launched a website where people can search for COVID-19 testing facilities across the state. See it here.

Tests are available to anyone in New Jersey; insurance isn’t needed.

In addition, the New Jersey Department of Health and Vault Medical Services have partnered to offer a free, at-home COVID-19 saliva test kit that is available to every New Jerseyan who thinks they need a test – even if they don't have symptoms. Learn more here.

To order a free test kit, click here.

According to the state website:

“The kit will be shipped through UPS with next-day delivery. Once received, you will connect over Zoom with a Vault healthcare professional who will walk you through the test and answer your questions. When complete, the test can be sent back in a prepaid package via UPS next-day shipping. You will receive your test results 24 to 48 hours after your sample arrives at the lab. You will not be charged for the test, and you will not be asked for your credit card information.”

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