April 25, 2024
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Free COVID-19 testing in Sycamore, Genoa next week

By DAILY CHRONICLE

Meghan O'Rorke, a phlebotomist with HR Support, gives a test to a patron at the free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at DeKalb High School Tuesday morning. The testing by HR Support is offered through a partnership of the Illinois Department of Public Health, the DeKalb County Health Department and DeKalb Community School District 428. (Mark Busch)

Residents will have another opportunity to partake in free drive-thru COVID-19 testing next week at sites in Sycamore and Genoa, according to a news release from the he DeKalb County Health Department.

Sycamore high School, 427 Spartan Trail, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston High School, 980 Park Avenue in Genoa will offer testing through Thursday next week.

Sycamore High School will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for testing Monday and Tuesday, and drivers should enter off Johnson Avenue.

Genoa-Kingston High's site is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

The testing is sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health, DeKalb County Health Department, Sycamore School District 427 and the Genoa-Kingston District 424.

The tests will be a simple nasal swab, and participants will receive their results within four to seven days. There is no cost for the testing.