Demand for COVID-19 tests creates long lines across Delaware Valley

Chopper 6 was over the scene of the long lines of cars in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The struggle to meet surging demand for COVID-19 testing continues across the Delaware Valley.

Several new locations opened Tuesday, but those sites are already being inundated and seeing long lines.
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Chopper 6 was over the scene of a newly opened testing site in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

The line stretched block after block in Clayton.

Massive line for COVID-19 testing in Gloucester County, NJ


"I was at a gathering and I started feeling symptoms yesterday. So, I felt like it was safe to get tested," said Annie Cuneo of Blackwood.



In Philadelphia's Rhawnhurst neighborhood, a mobile testing location at the Roosevelt Mall also experienced long lines.
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"We were somewhere over Christmas Eve and somebody tested positive," said Migdalia Dancel of Juniata Park. "I'm hoping the symptoms we're having is just a cold but we just want to be sure."

Organizers at the site said so many people were waiting by the time it opened at 9 a.m. that they had to stop more from getting in line. Organizers told them to try to find another testing site.

This was one of the city's walk-up sites where no appointments are needed.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health opened another mobile COVID-19 testing site at the Center for Excellence along Limekiln Pike in the city's Cedarbrook section.

The CDC recommends vaccinated people get tested five to seven days after a known exposure. People who are unvaccinated should test right away, then test again in about five days.



Here is a list of resources to find an available COVID-19 testing site near you:




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