As the number of COVID-19 cases has skyrocketed in Philadelphia in the past few weeks,  the demand for testing remains very high. To help ease this demand, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is opening a new mass COVID-19 testing site in Southwest Philadelphia. The site, located at the Cibotti Rec Center at 7700 Elmwood Ave., has a soft opening today and will officially open this Friday, Jan. 7. The hours of operation will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The site has the capacity to administer about 500 tests per day, according to an announcement by Philadelphia Public Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole.

To find other COVID-19 testing sites in the city, please go to this page. If you want to keep up with COVID-19 testing and case numbers in the city, visit this page.