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DuPage County opening second drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Villa Park

By Joshua Welge

Employees at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Campus tend to a long line of cars at the 8am open of their COVID-19 testing site on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 in Huntley. (Matthew Apgar)

DUPAGE COUNTY – In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and community spread, the DuPage County Health Department is opening a second drive-thru testing site on Monday in Villa Park, the health department announced in a news release Sunday.

The additional testing site will be located at the Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N. Villa Avenue in Villa Park. This week the site will be open Monday, Nov. 23 through Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., or until the daily test capacity of 600 tests is completed.

The week of Nov. 29, the site will operate from Sunday, Nov. 29 through Friday, Dec. 4 with the same hours and test capacity.

Anyone can be tested, and no appointment, doctor referral, or insurance is required.Visitors are encouraged to pre-register at testdirectly.com, but pre-registration does not guarantee testing or a place in line for that day. For more information about how to prepare before your visit and what to expect, visit www.dupagehealth.org/covid19testing.

Additionally, DCHD has collaborated with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to expand mobile testing opportunities by partnering with local municipal leaders.The mobile test sites rotate throughout the county to increase access to testing for residents.

“While testing is a crucial component of DCHD’s COVID-19 response, we must remember that it is only one part of the overall strategy to slow the spread of this virus. Even more important than identifying cases and their close contacts, is preventing new cases from occurring,” Karen Ayala, Executive Director of DuPage County Health Department, said in a statement.