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Sandwich Fairgrounds to host free COVID-19 testing

November 22, 2020 at 6:00 am CST

File photo - 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. (Shaw Media)

There soon will be another temporary COVID-19 testing site in DeKalb County next week.

Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be offered 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Sandwich Fairgrounds, according to a Friday social media post from the DeKalb County Health Department.

The test is performed with a nasal swab, and results will be given by the Illinois Department of Public Health by phone within four to seven days.

Participants should enter from West Center Street, according to local health officials.

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Katie Finlon

Katie Finlon covers local government and breaking news for DeKalb County in Illinois. She has covered local government news for Shaw Media since 2018 and has had bylines in Daily Chronicle, Kendall County Record newspapers, Northwest Herald and in public radio over the years.