MAYOR PALMIERI ANNOUNCES MOBILE COVID TESTING AVAILABLE IN CITY HALL PARKING LOT

Mayor Robert Palmieri announced the City is working collaboratively with
Precision Clinical Laboratory (PCL) to offer testing for COVID-19 (and its variants) at
Utica City Hall parking lot, through PCL’s mobile unit.
The mobile unit will be located in the City Hall parking lot Monday-Friday from the
hours of 9:00am-5:00pm, beginning Monday, December 27th until further notice (the
mobile unit will not available on New Year’s Eve). The mobile unit is open to the public
and no appointments are necessary.
PCL is permitted through the New York State Department of Health and certified in
meeting all requirements to perform high complexity COVID testing. PCL has a proven
track record of quick turnaround times for results, and the tests are free with most
medical insurances.
For more information about PCL and its mobile testing individuals can call 315-316-
0616.
Mayor Palmieri stated, “In order to slow and curtail the spread of COVID-19, and its
variants, we need to have adequate testing available to all residents. By working with
Precision Clinical Laboratory, and allowing them to utilize the City Hall parking lot for
its mobile unit, we are significantly increasing the capacity for individuals to be tested.
Mayor Palmieri continued, “While testing is vitally important, we encourage as many
residents as possible to get vaccinated and boostered as it is key to promoting individual
and public health.”