The fight against COVID-19 is getting boosted by leading US pharmacies, as both CVS ($CVS) and Walgreens ($WBA) will host testing sites in May. Drive-thru, parking lot, and in-store testing at the retail chains will ramp up in the weeks to come. CVS is eyeing 1,000 participating locations, which is roughly 10% of all stores in the country.
There's no word on which stores will have the tests and which won't, but we were able to put together a map of every single Walgreens and CVS in America. This still gives us a better picture of how many stores might be able to get testing by the end of the summer, but also how many won't initially, which is a wide majority.
Below are the top 15 states that might have the best chance to represent that 10% of locations that will have testing next month:
|
State |
# of Stores |
|---|---|
|
California |
1193 |
|
Texas |
1034 |
|
Florida |
904 |
|
New York |
611 |
|
Pennsylvania |
503 |
|
Massachusetts |
441 |
|
Georgia |
399 |
|
Ohio |
394 |
|
Illinois |
386 |
|
North Carolina |
363 |
|
Virginia |
362 |
|
New Jersey |
361 |
|
Indiana |
342 |
| Michigan | 308 |
| Maryland | 242 |
And here are the 15 states with the most Walgreens:
|
State |
# of Stores |
|---|---|
|
Florida |
834 |
|
Texas |
701 |
|
California |
628 |
|
Illinois |
590 |
|
New York |
431 |
|
North Carolina |
269 |
|
Ohio |
257 |
|
Tennessee |
255 |
|
Arizona |
242 |
|
Michigan |
229 |
|
Wisconsin |
228 |
|
Missouri |
216 |
|
New Jersey |
208 |
| Georgia | 205 |
| Indiana | 191 |
“Our industry has been united by the unique role we can play in addressing the pandemic and protecting people’s health. We all share the same goal, and that’s dramatically increasing the frequency and efficiency of testing so we can slow the spread of the virus and start to responsibly reopen the economy when experts tell us it’s safe," said Larry Merlo, president of CVS.
Walgreens announced in a press release it will “focus its efforts on improving access to testing in underserved communities, and over time will also be working with companies to provide testing to employees, to help more businesses reopen in the weeks and months ahead."
About the Data:
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