City of Cambridge Expands Free COVID-19 Testing to 5 Days Per Week by Piloting Saturday Testing by Appointment Beginning December 4, 2021

The City of Cambridge today announced that, beginning this Saturday, December 4, it is expanding its free COVID-19 testing program to five days per week. Through a new partnership with CIC Health, the City will launch a pilot appointment-only testing site by offering 300 appointments on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location in Cambridge. In the coming weeks, the number of appointments at this pilot testing site will be expanded.

“In an effort to provide more testing opportunities for those who live or work in Cambridge, we’re proud to offer this new Saturday testing pilot,” said Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale in a joint statement. “As we enter the winter months and more people gather inside around the holidays, it’s important that people who feel sick stay home and get tested if they have COVID-19 symptoms. We want to thank the members of the Cambridge Pandemic Collaborative for their continued work and CIC Health for their partnership as we expand our testing program.”

To schedule a Saturday appointment, please visit https://www.cic-health.com/cambridge. You will need to create a new account and select one of the 300 available appointment slots through CIC’s system. Walk-ins will not be accepted at this site and testing on December 4 is limited to 300 appointments. 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 at the Saturday testing site should be directed to CIC’s Customer Service Team at support@cic-health.com or 877-280-2937.

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:

• Sundays from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at 50 Church Street;
• Mondays from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the CambridgeSide mall;
• Wednesdays from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at 2254 Massachusetts Ave, St. John the Evangelist Church; and
• Thursdays from 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. at the CambridgeSide mall.

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.

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.