COVID-19 PCR testing is coming to New Fairfield.  The town has contracted with Curative to set up a site at the Company A Community Room starting on Feb. 17th.  Testing will be done by appointment Mondays through Fridays 8am to 4pm until mid-April.  The test site does not have residency restrictions so appointments can be made by people who don't live in New Fairfield.  Walk ins could be fit in, but the site is primarily operating by appointment. 

First Selectman Pat Del Monaco says the only possibility for testing partners two months ago was to work through the state, but Connecticut wouldn't commit to a pop up test site in New Fairfield due to the proximity to Danbury.  The Health Department then learned two other municipalities and several in Massachusetts are using Curative. 

There is no cost to the town for this operation.  For people who are uninsured, federal funding will cover the cost of the test.  Insurance will cover the cost for those who have coverage. 

Del Monaco says they talked about different hours, but it was difficult to work out a 10 to 7 schedule, so this will free up the space for anyone else to use it in the evenings.