Madison County hosting multiple COVID-19 community testing sites

Madison County Health Department announces 19 additional opportunities for COVID-19 community testing sites in addition to the five testing sites being conducted at stationary locations throughout Madison County and the IDPH Regional Testing Site in East St. Louis.

Beginning Aug. 10, Madison County is hosting the state of Illinois for COVID-19 community testing sites at seven locations over seven days operating 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. These sites are sponsored by the Madison County Health Department and Madison County Leadership Council Faith Alliance.

No appointment is needed. Masks are required. These testing sites are open to the public (adults and children over 6 months). Participants must have a valid phone number as they will receive results by phone. Tests will be a nasal swab; due to lab delays, it may take up to a week to get results. Please do not call for results; participants will be called. Individuals with or without symptoms can be tested. Dates and locations include:

• Aug 10: Quad City/Mt. Nebo Complex (former Harris Elementary School), 1634 Seventh St., Madison
• Aug 11: First United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Church St., Collinsville
• Aug 12: Tabernacle MB Church, 2621 Amelia St., Alton
• Aug 13: Venice Township Building, 910 Madison Ave., Madison
• Aug 14: Korte Rec Center, 1 Nagel Drive, Highland
• Aug 15: Deliverance Temple, Inc., 1125 E. Sixth St., Alton
• Aug 16: Madison County Administration, 157 N. Main St., Edwardsville. (back parking lot at the corner of Second and Clay streets)

Throughout the summer, a partnership of organizations have worked together to provide weekly COVID-19 community testing sites across Madison County. They will continue their efforts over the coming months and have additional dates and locations scheduled through September at this point.

Sponsoring agencies for these testing sites include Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing, SIHF Healthcare, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, and Madison County Health Department. These testing sites operate 9 a.m. to noon on the dates and at the locations indicated. Bring photo ID and health insurance card.. No appointment needed. Masks are required. These testing sites are open to the public (adults and children over 6 months of age).

There is no out-of-pocket expense for this test. Test administered by shallow nose swab testing, not a deep swab of the nose and throat. Please be patient as there may be a wait. Due to lab delays, it may be up to a week before people get their results. MCHD will contact individuals once they receive the results; please do not call asking for results. For frequently asked questions, please visit www.madisonchd.org. Dates and locations include:

• Aug. 11, Sept. 1: Alhambra City Park, Alhambra
• Aug. 13, Sept. 3: America’s Central Port, Granite City
• Aug. 18, Sept. 8: Gordon Moore Park North, Alton
• Aug. 20, Sept. 10: Fairmount Park, Collinsville
• Aug. 25, Sept. 15: Korte Stadium at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Aug. 27, Sept. 17: Korte Rec Center, Highland

In addition to these COVID-19 community testing sites, there are five stationary locations offering COVID-19 testing in Madison County as well. The times of operation and criteria for testing vary by site. It is strongly encouraged to review the information online for each site and consider calling them with further questions. These stationary testing sites include:

• SIHF Healthcare Testing Site, Wood River
• Respiratory Care Clinic of Bethalto, Bethalto
• HSHS Medical Group, Troy
• MedExpress, Collinsville
• Anderson Hospital (Healthcare Building at 159 & 162), Maryville

Detailed information for each of these testing sites can be found at https://www.co.madison.il.us/departments/health/corona_virus.php under the “Testing Options” section or on the Madison County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard on the testing sites tab https://gisportal.co.madison.il.us/portal/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0kMsOofeM0oj220KjsvyquPgSRLIxThjmVLFsdacvRFLWCpNwXsWkHBpI#/c2a8d5f6752f498286bfc31252ecee1b.

Finally, Illinois Department of Public Health operates a COVID-19 testing site seven days a week at the Jackie Joyner Kersee Center, Argonne Drive, East St. Louis. This testing site is open to anyone for testing, with or without symptoms, free of charge. There is no need for a doctor’s note; walk-up and drive-thru services are available.

The site may close due to weather conditions or in observance of a state holiday. For more details about this site, visit: https://dph.illinois.gov/testing.