Berkshire County’s death toll climbed by three over the weekend, with one death Saturday and two announced Sunday; it stands now at 119. The confirmed COVID-19 case count rose Saturday by 25 and Sunday by 41 to a current total of 2,445, the state Department of Public Health said.
The Berkshire Health Systems has expanded their testing hours and days of operation in North Adams. As of today, the testing facility will be open 7 days a week from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm.
The testing site is not at the hospital but at 98 Church Street in North Adams next to the Public Library...
Demand for corona-virus testing is rising again across the county and the state, Berkshire Health Systems is staffing up its testing hotline and warning that results could take longer to arrive because of processing delays.
Massachusetts is expanding its free coronavirus testing program to eight additional communities where positive test rates are above the statewide average at the same time the number of tests being conducted is dropping.
With Folks doing more in groups lately including protests and rallies, that have been held in the Berkshires, including Pittsfield, Great Barrington, North Adams, and Williamstown, you now can get tested for COVID-19 free of charge.
Berkshire Health Systems has started to provide COVID-19 antibody testing in the community, which will help residents to know if they have had COVID-19 at some point in the past.