HARRISBURG — The Department of Health announced that free outdoor drive-up COVID-19 testing sites are open for the public in Berks, Centre, Clinton, Jefferson, Luzerne and McKean counties.
“The fight against COVID-19 is not over as highly contagious variants continue spreading,” Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam said. “Testing is the best way to identify and help stop the spread of the virus. We continue to work with partners across the state ensuring the consistent accessibility of COVID-19 testing.”
The sites are available through a partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI).
In McKean County, testing is available Tuesday through Saturday from Dec. 14 – 22. Testing is available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday testing is available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lewis Run Armory-Readiness Center, 119 Airport Road, Lewis Run, PA, 16738.
In addition, Pennsylvanians can find testing sites in their area on the locator map on the Department of Health website. Counties in need of a COVID-19 testing site should contact the Pennsylvania Department of Health to discuss the possibility of setting up a pop-up testing site.
The testing sites are open to anyone who feels they need a test. It is important that even people with no symptoms who have tested positive isolate to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Up to 450 people can be tested per day at each site. Mid-nasal passage swab PCR tests will be performed. Testing is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is completely free. No appointment is necessary. Testing is open to individuals from any county who are ages 3 and older. Individuals do not need to be experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 to be tested.
Patients are encouraged to bring a photo-ID, but ID is not required to be tested. Registration will also be completed on-site.
Individuals who are tested should self-quarantine while they await their test results. Individuals who live with other people should self-quarantine in a private room and use a private bathroom, if possible. Others living in the home with the individual awaiting test results should also stay at home. The department has additional instructions for individuals waiting for a COVID-19 test result. Individuals who test positive will receive a phone call from AMI while individuals who test negative will receive a secured-PDF emailed from AMI.
