BUFFALO, N.Y. — The City of Buffalo will distribute 11,000 free COVID-19 at-home antigen test kits on Tuesday, Mayor Byron Brown has announced.

The test kits will be available from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at five community centers:

• The Belle Center, 104 Maryland St.
• Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 E Delavan Ave
• JFK Community Center, 114 Hickory St.
• Northwest Buffalo Community Center, 155 Lawn Ave.
• Tosh Collins Community Center, 35 Cazenovia St.

Each center will have 1,500 test kits to give out. The remaining 3,500 test kits will be distributed through the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and the city of Buffalo’s senior centers.

“These rapid test kits are part of the shipment of 40,000 kits provided by New York State for distribution throughout Erie County," Mayor Brown said in a statement. "While this allotment of 11,000 test kits for City of Buffalo residents is a good start, we are confident many more kits will become available soon when the Erie County Department of Health receives its next shipment."

Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or utility bill, will be required in order to pick up a test kit.