Coronavirus testing offered this week in Kansas City and Wyandotte County

Truman Medical Centers and the Wyandotte County Public Health Department have announced they are offering on-site coronavirus testing at various locations this week.

Drive-up or walk-up testing is available from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the United Government health office at 619 Ann Street in Kansas City, Kansas.

The tests will be administered to Wyandotte County residents who have had symptoms in the last 48 hours. They are free and no appointment is needed.

In Kansas City, Truman Medical Center has partnered with several churches in the urban core and recently launched pop-up test clinics. On-site testing began last week for people with coronavirus symptoms and will continue through Friday.

Testing is available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Morning Star Baptist Church, 2411 E. 27th Street. The tests are free to people without insurance. No co-pay be charged to those with insurance. For those with insurance, Truman Medical Center will bill those insurance companies later.

Persons will need to call 816-404-CARE (2273) to speak with a nurse who will discuss any symptoms and provide the best location to receive the testing, said Leslie Carto, a spokeswoman for Truman Medical Centers.

They do not have to be prior patients at Truman Medical Center to be tested.

On Wednesday, an on-site clinic will be open from noon to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at St. James United Methodist Church, 5540 Wayne Avenue.

A pop-up clinic will be held Friday at Second Baptist Church at 39th Street and Askew Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Drive-through testing is available at the Truman Medical Center locations at the Hospital Hall site, 23rd and Holmes streets and Lakewood, 7900 Lee’s Summit Road, Kansas City, Carto said.

Test results are usually made available after several days. The hospital will call patients and tell the results.

This story was originally published April 21, 2020 at 12:50 PM.