Coronavirus Tests

You can now sign up to receive 8 free, at-home rapid antigen COVID tests in the mail, the federal government recently announced.

The federal government is now offering residents double the number of free COVID rapid antigen tests during its newest round of kit availability, so how can you get yours?

The federal government is now offering residents double the number of free COVID rapid antigen tests during its newest round of kit availability. Here’s how to get yours.

The federal government is now offering residents double the number of free COVID rapid antigen tests during its newest round of kit availability. Here’s how to get yours.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the United States, some experts are saying that the country could be entering a fifth wave of the virus as summer approaches. Christian Farr has the details.

Your private insurance plan will be required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 test kits beginning Saturday, January 15, according to the federal government, but it is unclear if insurers have worked out payment plans with retailers or if customers will be required to pay for a test kit and then file a claim for reimbursement. Chris Coffey has…

United Airlines hopes a new program to offer coronavirus tests to passengers will open up air travel to those concerned about quarantine requirements at various destinations around the world. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The state of Illinois surpassed a major milestone on Sunday – more than 4 million coronavirus tests performed since the pandemic began.

The state of Illinois has increased the number of public testing sites to 177 across the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday, up from 112 sites last week and available in every region of the state. Here is the number of sites located in each area, broken down by Illinois Department of Public Health region: 19 sites in the Rockford…

NBC 5 Investigates examined data showing the entire country’s coronavirus tests and found that Illinois and Indiana rank on the lower end of testing rates of their population. NBC 5’s Katie Kim reports.

Nationwide, most people getting tested for coronavirus are people whose symptoms are severe or who are at risk for complications. There are many others here who can’t get tested — even though they may be walking around with the virus and not know it — because the test kits are still in such short supply. And that may be hiding...