Long Islanders wait for hours to test for COVID-19 ahead of Christmas
News 12 Long Island was at CityMD in Commack which has a virtual line.
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Dec 23, 2021, 5:23 PM
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Updated 1,118 days ago
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531ds agoAs the COVID-19 numbers rise across Long Island, the testing lines are
growing ahead of the holiday.
News 12 Long Island was at CityMD in Commack which has a virtual
line.
People can now wait in their car or even at home before they are called
for their appointment.
CityMD said the wait time Thursday was up to 2/12 hours to
get a test.
However, some residents waited in line for hours to get in
the door.
Commack resident Terry Janis' husband and child tested positive
for COVID-19. She's been trying since Monday to get tested.
Janis says she can't get an appointment online, and her local pharmacies
are sold out of the at-home tests.
"I would just like to know why we weren't on top of this,” says Janis.
"I would just like to know why we weren't on top of this,” says Janis.
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