Covid testing is important and there are many places that you can go to get that testing as needed. At HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care, located at 1304 W. Burnett Drive in Taylorville, anyone can get a COVID test even if they are not an HSHS Medical Group patient. HSHS offers rapid testing for symptomatic patients and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing. No appointment is necessary for testing and the public can walk-in Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. COVID vaccines are available at this location to HSHS Medical Group patients by appointment only. Call 833-594-0336 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Currently in Christian County, as of Wednesday, there are 25 new positive COVID-19 tests with 4,754 overall. 103 Christian County residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 and 16 are currently in the hospital. 24,272 total vaccine doses have been distributed and Christian County is sitting at a 6.6% for their positivity rate.
In Montgomery County, there are 29 positive COVID-19 tests with 3,534 overall. There have been 74 deaths and Montgomery County is sitting at 4.8% for their positivity rate. In Shelby County there are 71 active COVID-19 cases with 82 new ones over the last week. Shelby County reported 42 deaths overall with one new death this week and Shelby County is currently sitting at a 9.0% positivity rate.
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