Labor Day COVID-19 Testing Site
(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Due to a limited number of COVID-19 testing sites open on Labor Day Monday, September 6, no-cost COVID-19 testing will be offered at the Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) Clinic, 2716 W Central Ave, Wichita, KS 67203. This clinic location is offering no-cost testing on Monday, Sept. 6 ONLY. The clinic will open at 8 a.m. and close at 3 p.m.
Starting at 8 a.m. on September 6, people can text “SC COVID TEST” to 316-215-8313 to place themselves in line for a COVID-19 test. A text message will notify the person of the wait time, when to come to the clinic, or if the capacity for the day has been reached.
Below is a list of clinics that are open for COVID-19 testing on Labor Day weekend:
COVID-19 Testing Sites Open Labor Day Weekend: Call first to confirm cost and appointment
Saturday, Sept. 4 |
Sunday, Sept. 5 |
Monday, Sept. 6 |
Ascension Via Christi Immediate Care |
Ascension Via Christi Immediate Care |
Ascension Via Christi Immediate Care |
CVS Pharmacy |
CVS Pharmacy |
MedExpress Urgent Care |
Holy Savior Catholic Academy |
MedExpress Urgent Care |
Sedgwick County Health Department |
MedExpress Urgent Care |
The Little Clinic (in Dillon's) |
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The Little Clinic (in Dillon's) |
Walgreens Drive-Thru Testing |
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Walgreens Drive-Thru Testing |
Wichita COVID Testing |
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Wichita COVID Testing |
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WSU Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory |
On September 7, the SCHD will resume COVID-19 testing at its regular testing site at the Sunflower Shelter Building at Sedgwick County Park (6501 W. 21st St. in Wichita, enter off of 13th Street). Regular testing site hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Residents can seek testing through their medical provider or other COVID-19 testing sites listed in a new table on the SCHD website that displays non-holiday hours (www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/sampling-and-testing-information/).
SCHD Testing Site Procedures
- Masks are required inside the testing site for people aged 2 years and older.
- Testing is performed on people with or without symptoms.
- People who have tested positive within the last 10 days should not enter the testing site. They should isolate away from others at home.
- People who test positive should wait 90 days before testing again.
- Family members of COVID-19-positive people can be tested on day six after the family member completes their isolation period.
- People who are having trouble breathing should seek medical care at another facility.