LEVITTOWN, NY — Town of Hempstead officials unanimously voted Tuesday to award Northwell Health $2 million in federal funding to implement a coronavirus education and testing initiative.
The program will launch 15 COVID-19 testing sites throughout the Town of Hempstead, Newsday reported. Northwell Health will use the funding, allocated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, to launch testing sites in the areas of town that have seen the most infections, including Hempstead, Uniondale, Freeport and Five Towns.
“The increased availability of COVID-19 testing is crucial in our battle to overcome the global pandemic,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don