City of Cambridge Makes Free COVID-19 Testing Available 7 Days a Week through Expanded Partnership with CIC Health

The City of Cambridge today announced that, beginning Monday, January 3, 2022, it will expand its free COVID-19 testing program to seven days a week during the month of January through its partnership with CIC Health. People who live or work in Cambridge can now book an appointment and be tested for free at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location in Cambridge any day of the week.

“With the surge of the Omicron variant and the increased demand for testing, we worked to quickly make more appointments available to residents,” said Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale in a joint statement. “We want to thank CIC Health for their partnership in expanding their testing to seven days a week for those who live and work in Cambridge, and we’re extremely grateful for and proud of the efforts of the members of the Cambridge Pandemic Collaborative for their continued work at our walk-in testing sites.”

Testing by appointment only will be available for free for those who live or work in Cambridge at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location in Cambridge during the following hours:

To schedule an appointment, please visit https://www.cic-health.com/cambridge. You will need to create an account and select one of the available appointment slots through CIC’s system. Walk-ins will not be accepted at this site.

Residents will receive test results administered at this site through the CIC’s system. Questions related to creating an account, booking an appointment or accessing test results from the CIC testing site should be directed to CIC’s Customer Service Team at support@cic-health.com or 877-280-2937.

In addition, walk-in testing will continue to be offered at the City’s other testing sites on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. No appointment, identification, or Social Security number is required. All sites are wheelchair accessible.

Hours and locations for the City’s walk-in COVID-19 testing sites are:

Please note that the City of Cambridge testing program provides PCR test results only and is unable to provide individualized documentation for travel purposes (e.g., entering passport information into a patient record). For travel documentation, please seek testing through another location.

The City of Cambridge continues to monitor COVID-19 data closely and will make adjustments to COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies as needed.

To find other testing options, visit www.mass.gov/covid-19-testing. This site lets you search for testing by zip code. The site also provides information about home COVID-19 tests that can be ordered online or in pharmacies and retail stores

All residents 5 years of age and older are encouraged to get vaccinated and get a booster dose, when eligible. To find a vaccine location near you, visit https://vaxfinder.mass.gov.

For more information and regular COVID-19 updates, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/covid19 to sign up for daily City of Cambridge email updates.