COVID-19 Self-Tests Flying Off Shelves At St. Charles Walgreen's

ST. CHARLES, IL — Earlier this week, Walgreens announced it was instituting a four-item purchase limit on at-home COVID-19 testing products in its stores and online. The decision was based on a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases and increased demand, according to the Deerfield-based company.

CVS followed suit with its own policy, allowing customers to purchase five at-home COVID-19 tests.

RELATED: Walgreens Limiting COVID-19 Tests For Shoppers As Demand Surges

Walgreens locations in St. Charles have at-home COVID-19 testing products like BinaxNow available for in-store purchase, but have been selling out quickly, as of Thursday morning. As of Thursday, the Walgreen’s location at 2751 East Main St. was completely sold out but was expecting more to arrive Thursday afternoon, a Walgreen's employee told Patch.

As the tests are selling out quickly, the company recommends customers call their local store to see if it's available. The Walgreen's employee said that anyone answering the phone will know the status of if self-tests are available.

Walgreens locations in St. Charles include:

• 2751 E. Main Street, St. Charles
• 3351 W. Main Street, St. Charles
• 2100 W. State St., Geneva

Walgreens is hoping the purchase limit will improve inventory, and said it will continue to work with supplier partners to meet customer demands.

Patch couldn't find tests at local CVS stores as of Thursday morning. According to the company's website, they are currently out of stock and not available for shipping at Arlington Heights locations.