Beginning September 1st, a coalition of community partners are teaming up to continue to provide free COVID-19 testing at a drive-through testing center. The free testing will be offered from 8 a.m. until noon Mondays through Fridays on the parking lot of the Decatur Civic Center, 1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza. The testing could be expanded to the afternoons if the demand is there, according to officials. The Illinois Department of Public Health is currently offering testing through Sunday, Aug. 30. Two days later, testing will resume under the sponsorship of Crossing Healthcare, Decatur Memorial Hospital, the City of Decatur and Macon County Health Department. Crossing Healthcare will perform the testing. No appointments are required. Tests will be performed with nasal swabs. “We’re grateful for the Illinois Department of Public Health for providing this free testing through Aug. 30,” said Tanya Andricks, CEO of Crossing Healthcare. “We’re excited to partner with Decatur Memorial Hospital, Macon County Health Department and the City of Decatur to offer this service to the community.” Individuals can be tested whether or not they have symptoms. They should wear a mask when they drive up. Insurance information will be collected.
Meanwhile, the Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,707 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 24 additional confirmed deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 227,334 cases, including 7,977 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 44,510 specimens for a total of 3,875,922. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 20 – August 26 is 4.1%. As of last night, 1,631 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 390 patients were in the ICU and 151 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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