Building on the company’s comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, CVS Health has expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing nine additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Arizona.

The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 adds to the 26 locations previously opened in Arizona, according to a release.

The new CVS testing sites in Arizona include:

• Gilbert: 765 S. Lindsay Road
• Gilbert: 2428 S. Val Vista Drive
• Litchfield Park: 4890 N. Litchfield Road
• Peoria: 10727 W. Olive Ave.
• Peoria: 9172 W. Union Hills Drive
• Phoenix: 1855 W. Thunderbird Road
• Phoenix: 4323 E. Bell Road
• Phoenix: 6021 S. Central Ave.
• Tempe: 3303 S. Rural St.

The new sites will utilize self-swab tests and deliver on the company’s commitment to establish 1,000 locations across the country by the end of May. The sites will also help enable the company’s goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity, the release states.

“CVS Health has been at the forefront of helping our nation scale-up COVID-19 testing capabilities, and we’re proud to meet our goal of establishing 1,000 testing sites in communities across the country,” stated Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. “Opening access to testing to more locations using our drive-thru window represents an important milestone in our response to the pandemic. We remain grateful for the daily efforts and sacrifices of our front-line colleagues who make the continued expansion of our testing possible.”

More than half of the company’s 1,000 test sites will serve communities with the greatest need for support, as measured by the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index. The index tracks a variety of census variables including poverty, lack of access to transportation, and crowded housing that may weaken a community’s ability to prepare for and recover from hazardous events like natural disasters and disease outbreaks.

Self-swab tests will be available to individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, in addition to state and age guidelines. Patients must register in advance at CVS.com beginning Friday, May 29 to schedule an appointment.

Patients will be required to stay in their cars and will be directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window, where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self-swab process to ensure it is done properly. Tests will be sent to an independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be available in about three days.

Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve customers and patients.

 Click here for a complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites.

Click here to visit the CVS COVID-19 resource center.