UPDATE: 

The City of Kingston has already distributed all of our allotted test kits from the County. There will be NO DISTRIBUTION at City Hall on Tuesday, December 21 or Wednesday, December 22. 

The Kingston City School District has also received rapid test kits for the families of students. A parent/guardian signature is required at the time of pick-up.

Test kits will be distributed at the Meagher Administration Building at 21 Wynkoop Place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (December 21 – 23) from 4:00-6:00pm.  

The County has the following distribution sites:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 15, 2021 

City of Kingston to Distribute Free Rapid Covid Testing Kits

Kits Will be Available at City Hall from December 20-22, 2021

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble is pleased to announce that County Executive Pat Ryan has made free rapid Covid testing kits available for City of Kingston residents. Free testing kits will be distributed at City Hall starting on Monday, December 20, 2021 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. 

County Executive Ryan secured 33,000 rapid at-home test kits to distribute to residents across Ulster County at no cost. The initiative will assist schools and businesses in remaining open, and will allow residents to take a test before gathering with family, friends, and those at higher risk for Covid-19. Each kit has two tests, which use shallow nasal swabs and provide results in 15 minutes.

The City of Kingston was allocated over 1,000 rapid test kits to distribute to residents. At a pop-up event at the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center on Tuesday, December 14, hundreds of tests were given out. The remaining testing kits will be available in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (420 Broadway) from Monday, December 20 to Wednesday, December 22, between the hours of 10:00am and 12:00pm, until supplies run out. City Hall will be closed on December 23-24 for the Christmas holiday. Masks must be worn at all times in City Hall, and all guests must sign in when entering the building. 

“We are grateful to our County Executive for providing our community with at-home rapid testing kits just in time for the holidays,” said Mayor Noble. “Our wish is that everyone would have a safe and healthy holiday, and these tests will help families to have a Covid test before gathering and potentially exposing others. The County, along with us here in Kingston, are working hard to slow the spread of Covid, which has ticked up in recent days. I hope the reassurance of a negative test will help you celebrate safely and brighten your holidays.”

“Twenty months into the pandemic, we know how essential it is to have access to rapid testing in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our schools and businesses open,” Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said. “By teaming up with our schools, municipalities, and community groups, we can make our community safer and keep our economy running. Testing, mask wearing, and receiving the vaccine are essential to helping us emerge from the pandemic.” 

The County Executive’s Office will provide additional details about distribution partners and locations across the County next week. Ulster County will continue to hold regular vaccination PODs for first, second, or booster doses. Sign up for an appointment at VaccinateUlster.com.