Free At-Home COVID Tests Available In Delaware County

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — With holidays gatherings on the rise and COVID still lingering around, Delaware County is offering residents free at-home COVID tests.

Delaware County Health Department is making two test kits per person available at two locations.

At-home COVID-19 test kits are available for pick-up at the Delaware County Wellness Centers in Yeadon and Chester, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2; Friday, Dec. 9.; and Friday, Dec 16.

Residents can pick up their test kits at their convenience at either Wellness Center.

The Yeadon center is located at 125 Chester Ave. and the Chester center is at 151 W. Fifth St.

Self-tests for COVID-19 give rapid results and can be taken anywhere, regardless of your vaccination status or whether you have symptoms.

Self-tests do not detect antibodies, which would suggest a previous infection, and they do not measure your level of immunity.

Although COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations are down significantly versus the past two holiday seasons, COVID-19 still remains a threat and Delaware County residents continue to test positive for the virus.

Health officials said residents who are gathering this holiday season with individuals at risk, older adults, or those who are immunocompromised should themselves for COVID-19 as close to the time of the gathering as possible.

Anyone who has been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should wait at least five days until after your exposure to receive reliable results from a test. Those who test negative should consider testing again one to two days after the initial test.

Those who are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms — including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea — are advised to test immediately.