IL COVID Testing Sites
UPDATE: 6/5/20
UPDATE: 4/29/20
UPDATE: 4/28/20
The Illinois Department of Health has created a page with a map and list of testing site throughout Illinois.
Chicago Area
List of Chicago Area sites via ABC 7 Chicago, April 15, 2020
4/28 update, Loretto Hospital: The West Side hospital is now offering walk-up and drive-through testing with a 72-hour turnaround time for anybody who wants to be tested. Learn more from Block Club Chicago.
Springfield
Thursday, April 16th 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) β A Walgreens location in Springfield is in the process of setting up a drive-up COVID-19 testing site.
The testing site will be at the Walgreens at 1155 N. 9th St. in Springfield.
According to a supervisor from the location, the site is expected to be up and running in a day or two.
source: https://newschannel20.com/news/local/springfield-walgreens-to-open-drive-up-covid-19-testing-site
Southern Illinois & Metro East
Swansea:
Location: 4000 North Illinois Lane in Swansea (former location of Siteman Cancer Center)
Time: Noon to 6 p.m., seven days a week, beginning Thursday, March 19
Note: If you have not completed the pre-screening process with your physician and health department, you cannot go to the drive-through collection site.
Mount Vernon and Centralia
Residents who want to visit the Mount Vernon or Centralia drive-thru testing sites need to complete a free online evaluation at ssmhealth.com/covid19 first. If they meet the criteria for testing, they will see a test siteβs address at the end of the online screening.
Residents can also be referred for testing by an SSM Health physician. The online screening does not require residents to be an existing SSM Health patient.
Clinton County, where part of Centralia is located, has also had three people test positive for COVID-19.
On Thursday, the online screening website stated that SSM Health was handling βan extremely high volume of virtual evaluations.β
source: https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article241338201.html