New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced 1,024 rapid Covid-19 diagnostic tests were run on Saturday across the eight state run sites in Western New York. The rapid tests were brought to Western New York during a spike in cases and can quickly identify those with coronavirus in about 15 minutes.
Temporary sites continue to operate in Western New York through Wednesday. To schedule an appointment, call 1-833-NYSTRNG.
The 1,024 results were broken down by the eight testing sites:
City of Buffalo – 5.5% positive
Erie County (minus Buffalo) – 1.5% positive
Niagara County – 2.9% positive
Chautauqua County – 1.5% positive
See below for the full list of Rapid Testing Locations.