Editor's note: This article was updated at 5:25 p.m., Oct. 30.

Two COVID-19 testing sites will be open on the University of Delaware campus the week of Nov. 2 in addition to the regular surveillance testing the University conducts every Monday and Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the city of Newark and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) will host a walk-up testing event from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Parking Lot #6 on the Laird Campus. This walk-up event will be staffed and administered by DEMA, and information is available on the DEMA website at https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/testing/. Register for the Nov. 3 event here.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, New Castle County Government will host a drive-up testing event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the STAR Campus. Register for the Nov. 7 event here. For more information, visit https://www.nccde.org/2077/Curative. 

Both the Nov. 3 and Nov. 7 special testing events are open to UD faculty, staff and students, as well as the general public.

The University continues to conduct surveillance testing for asymptomatic students and essential faculty and staff on Mondays and Wednesday in Clayton Hall on the Laird Campus and in the Perkins Student Center on central campus. Testing at these locations will conclude for the holiday on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and resume on Monday, Nov. 30. To sign up for the surveillance testing, click here.

UD students with COVID-19 symptoms should call Student Health for testing at 302-831-2226.