Harrisburg, PA - As people are preparing for holiday gatherings this season, the Department of Health is offering free COVID-19 testing and take-home tests at nearly a dozen locations across the state.
“We want to make it as convenient as possible for people to access COVID-19 testing so they can help protect family and friends during holiday gatherings,” said Acting Health Secretary and Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson. “If you are not feeling well, stay home to avoid spreading illness. We also recommend testing before contact with someone at high risk for severe COVID-19.”
The testing is free and open to everyone. The following COVID-19 community-based testing sites are operated in partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI) offering three forms of testing:
- point of care tests where tests are performed and results are analyzed on-site,
- distribution of at-home COVID-19 antigen tests, and
- administration of the mid-nasal passage swab PCR testing.
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. Appointments are not necessary as registration will be completed on-site.
| Harrisburg – Dauphin County | International House 320 Chestnut Street Harrisburg, PA 17101
Strawberry Square Center Court Self-test pick up only | Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. November 21 – December 9 November 22, 29, 30 December 6, 8 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Intermediate Unit 1 "Fab Lab" (three locations plus Penn West-CALU)
| One Intermediate Unit Drive (Central Office), Coal Center, PA 15423 Penn West – CALU Campus Penn West - Edinboro Phillipsburg Bldg. 740 Orchard Street. California, Pa 15419 | Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Rotates every three weeks among IU1 campuses Monday - Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Intermediate Unit 4 – Midwestern | 453 Maple St. Grove City, PA 16127 | Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Intermediate Unit 5 – Northwest Tri-County | Location in partnership with Penn West Edinboro Campus Dearborn Hall 205 Darrow Road Edinboro, PA 16444 | Monday – Wednesday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday |
| Intermediate Unit 8 – Appalachia | 4500 6th Ave. Altoona, PA. 16602 | Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Intermediate Unit 10 – Central | 60 Decibel Road Suite 107 State College, PA 16801 | Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
| Intermediate Unit 11 – Tuscarora | 2527 US Highway 522 South McVeytown, PA 17051 | Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
| Intermediate Unit 14 – Berks County | 1111 Commons Blvd. Reading, PA 19605 | Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
| Intermediate Unit 17 – Lycoming | 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 (Bradford Office) | Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Intermediate Unit 19 – Northeastern Educational | 1200 Line Street Archbald, PA 18403 | Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
Find more information on the state’s COVID-19 testing opportunities here.
Learn more about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s testing recommendations here.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark O'Neill - ra-dhpressoffice@pa.gov
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