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Hampshire County Stop-the-Spread Free COVID Testing!
Starting December 14 thru January 21, UMass Amherst will be the site of free COVID testing. By appointment for people 10 years old or older, the site will operate Monday-Thursday from 9am-4:30pm (with the exception of some holidays). After January 21, there will continue to be limited testing thru March. Learn more here about the UMass Amherst site.
Click here to learn more about other covid testing sites in Massachusetts.
* * * HOTLINES/RESOURCE PHONE LINES * * *
Massachusetts 2-1-1
Nursing Home Family Resource Line: (617) 660-5399
Town of Amherst COVID Concerns and Questions: (413) 259-2425 or
by e-mail at covidconcerns@amherstma.gov
* * * DATA * * *
Massachusetts Statewide Data
MA DPH Daily reports, posted daily by 4pm
MA DPH Weekly reports, posted on Thursdays by 6pm
Western MA Data Dashboard, Public Health Institute of Western MA
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Positive COVID-19 in our Schools
MA Higher Education COVID-19 Data Tracker
College Data Dashboards in the 3rd Hampshire District
University of Massachusetts Amherst
National Data
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
CDC – cases, data and surveillance
Colleges – Tracking, New York Times
Global
World Health Organization (WHO) Data Dashboard
Institute of Health Metrics & Evaluation, University of Washington
* * * COVID-19 PREVENTION * * *
Wear a face covering or mask in public (videos in multiple languages) and Mask Up MA
Stay at Home (Quarantine and Isolation)
* * * COVID-19 SYMPTOMS * * *
Are you experiencing symptoms of COVID-19?
* * * COVID-19 TESTING * * *
Find a Stop the Spread test site (free testing for asymptomatic individuals)
Find other COVID-19 testing sites here
* * * COVID-19 RESOURCES * * *
MDPH Fact Sheets (multilingual)
Attorney General Fact Sheets (multilingual)
Amherst Survival Center (food)
Community Action Pioneer Valley: Look4Help COVID-19 Resources
United Way Hampshire County COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Behavioral Health Information Hub
* * * RE-OPENING MASSACHUSETTS * * *
Compliance: State enforcement and intervention team; Workplace Safety Compliance website to report workplaces and businesses not complying with mandatory reopening standards and protocols, or call (508) 616-0461 x 9488 or email safepublicworkplacemailbox@mass.gov.
All State of Emergency executive orders; Flu vaccine requirement
* * * VOLUNTEER * * *
United Way Hampshire County COVID-19 Volunteer Opportunities