Mobile COVID-19 testing scheduled for Hampshire Saturday canceled

Cancellation due to weather forecast, Kane County Health Department says

February 10, 2021 at 9:53 am CST

A nurse helps during drive-up COVID-19 testing Jan. 12, 2021, at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. (David Toney for Shaw Local)

A COVID-19 mobile testing site, planned for Saturday at Hampshire High School, has been canceled, the Kane County Health Department said in a news release Tuesday.

Free drive-thru, community-based COVID-19 testing remains available in Aurora at 2450 N. Farnsworth Ave., across from the Chicago Premium Outlets.

The drive-thru and walk-up testing site is open 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. seven days a week. Testing is free and available to all regardless of age, COVID-19 symptoms, or insurance status.

A parent or guardian must be present and able to provide consent for those younger than 18.

For information about all available testing sites in Kane County, go to the Illinois Department of Public Health website at Test-Illinois.com Many healthcare providers in Kane County also have COVID-19 testing available.

For information, go to the Kane County Health Department website at KaneHealth.com or call the health department at 630-208-3801.