Upcoming Sedgwick County COVID-19 Mobile Testing Opportunities in August

(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Sedgwick County Health Department’s Mobile Outreach Response (MOR) Team will provide walk-in/bike-in testing opportunities from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the following dates and locations:

• Tuesday, August 4 – Cheney Fire Department (Community Room), 525 N. Main, Cheney, KS 67205
• Thursday, August 6 – Colwich Fire Department, 116 N. Third , Colwich, KS 67030
• Thursday, August 18 – Madison Avenue Central Park Pavilion, 512 E. Madison, Derby, KS 67037
• Thursday, August 20 – Community Center, 130 E. 2nd South, Haysville, KS 67060

No appointment is necessary. MOR supports the community by providing increased access to no-cost coronavirus testing for Sedgwick County residents who have symptoms or who are contacts of known COVID-19 positive people. In addition, people without symptoms can be tested if they are first responders, healthcare workers (including home health and long-term care), law enforcement, detention facility workers, Direct Support Professionals, or if they work in residential group living facilities.

If you have special needs, please contact the testing staff on your arrival.

At the sampling site, the SCHD will take a nasopharyngeal (nose) swab and send it to a lab for COVID-19 testing. At this time, results are returned from the Health Department in five to seven days. The results of the virus test show whether a person has current infection. This is not an antibody test.

Residents with symptoms should be tested. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus, and the most common COVID-19 symptoms include:

• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fever
• Chills or shivering
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue or feeling more tired than normal

Social distancing, mask wearing, and good hand hygiene will help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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About Sedgwick County

The mission of Sedgwick County is to cultivate a healthy, safe, and welcoming community through exceptional public services, effective partnerships, and dedicated employees. Named for Civil War hero, Major General John Sedgwick of the Union Army, Sedgwick County celebrates its 150^th anniversary in 2020. The 2020 Adopted Budget of $457.4 million focuses resources on health and human services, public safety, and general government services.