COVID-19 Testing Site Opens Friday in Montour County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced beginning Friday, December 18th, a regional drive-thru and indoor walk-in testing clinic will be held in Montour County at the Montour-Delong Community Fairgrounds, 5848 Broadway Road, Danville, PA, 17821.
Testing will be available daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM starting Friday, December 18th through Tuesday, December 22nd.
Up to 450 patients can be tested per day. Mid-nasal passage swab PCR tests will be performed. Testing is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is completely free to all patients. Patients must be ages three and older and are not required to show symptoms of COVID-19 in order to be tested. No appointment is necessary. Patients are encouraged to bring a photo-ID or insurance card. Registration will also be completed on-site. The turnaround time for testing results is two to seven days after testing.
Individuals who are tested should self-isolate while they await test results. For those individuals who live with other people, they should self-isolate in a private room and use a private bathroom if possible. Whoever else lives 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 to them from AMI.
For the latest information for individuals, families, businesses and schools, visit “Responding to COVID-19” on pa.gov.