Blair Co. COVID Testing Extended Through Feb. 11

The Blair County COVID testing site at Peoples Natural Gas Field has extended again through Feb. 11.

The Department of Health announced that new COVID-19 testing sites in Clearfield, Fayette, Monroe, Somerset and Venango counties will offer free community-based testing this week through a partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI).

Through the AMI partnerships, the Wolf Administration also has additional testing sites in Berks, Centre and Clinton counties.

The nine sites are part of an ongoing effort to provide access to free community-based COVID-19 testing sites which will surpass the 18-month mark this February.

Blair County’s testing is available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays through Feb. 11, at the Blair County Ballpark - Peoples Natural Gas Field, 1000 Park Ave., Altoona, PA 16602.

The testing sites are open to anyone who feels they need a test. It is important that even people with no symptoms who have tested positive isolate to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Up to 450 people can be tested per day at most AMI testing sites. Mid-nasal passage swab PCR tests will be performed. Testing is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is free. No appointment is necessary. Testing is open to individuals from any county who are ages 3 and older. Individuals do not need to be experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 to be tested.

Patients are encouraged to bring a photo-ID, but ID is not required to be tested. Registration will also be completed on-site.

Individuals who are tested should self-quarantine while they await their test results. Individuals who live with other people should self-quarantine in a private room and use a private bathroom, if possible. Others living in the home with the individual awaiting test results should also stay at home. The department has additional instructions for individuals waiting for a COVID-19 test result. Individuals who test positive will receive a phone call from AMI while individuals who test negative will receive a secured-PDF emailed from AMI.