This isn’t the Christmas post I was expecting to write, but here we are. Covid-19 Jersey City cases are skyrocketing as the new, more contagious omicron strain spreads throughout all wards. Even Mayor Steven Fulop recently tested positive for Covid-19.
As we enter peak holiday season, lines for Covid testing in Jersey City are wrapping around street corners and taking hours. To help ease the stress of finding a location, we’ve created a rundown of where you can get Covid testing in Jersey City right now.
The Covid testing sites mentioned below are all brought to you by the Jersey City Department of Health & Human Services in partnership with Special Improvement Districts and/or community health partners.
COVID testing in Jersey City
West Side
754 West Side Ave (Across from the Fine Fare Supermarket)
9am to 5pm Monday through Friday
Closed 12/31 & 1/1/22
546 West Side Ave (Behind the Public Library)
12pm to 8pm Monday through Friday; 9am to 5pm Sat-Sun
Closed 1/1/22
Open 12/31 from 9am to 2pm
701 NJ Rt. 440
2pm to 4pm Tuesday/Thursday
Closed 1/1/22
Open 12/31 9am to 2pm
725 Route 440 (right of Dunkin Donuts)
9am to 5pm Monday through Friday; 9am to 3pm Saturday to Sunday
Closed 1/1/22
Open 12/31 from 9am to 2pm
Journal Square / McGinley Square
10 Journal Square Plaza
9am to 5pm Monday through Friday
Closed 12/31 & 1/1/22
McGinley Square SID (Bergen Ave/Mercer St to the right of St. Aedan’s Church)
9am to 5pm Monday through Friday
Closed 12/31 & 1/1/22
Heights
232 Central Avenue (next to Stop & Shop)
9am to 5pm Monday through Saturday
Closed 12/31 & 1/1/22
Downtown
332 Barrow Street (corner of Barrow and Columbus Drive)
9am to 5pm Monday through Saturday
Closed 12/31 & 1/1/22
Public Safety HQ
465 Marin Blvd.
7am to 4pm Monday through Friday; 7am to 4pm Saturday
Fusion Labs Closed 1/1/22
Open 12/31 from 9am to 2pm
Bergen-Lafayette
Bethune Center
140 MLK Drive
10am to 5pm Monday through Thursday; 10am to 4pm Friday
Closed 1/1/22
Open 12/31 from 9am to 2pm