GCC COVID Testing Location To Close

By Franklin County Now March 4, 2022 9:45 am

By JULIE CUNNINGHAM

(Greenfield, MA) The COVID-19 testing location at Greenfield Community College is set to close as of April 1. The demand for testing has dropped due to the number of COVID-19 infections declining in Western Massachusetts as well as the rest of the country. There are two remaining COVID-19 testing locations in Holyoke and Springfield and local pharmacies also still test for COVID-19.

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