(KNSI) – Stearns County announced on Twitter Tuesday that the COVID-19 testing clinic at St. Cloud State University is officially closed.
A link to find a location nearby is here. The list includes private companies like Walgreens and Coborn’s, which have several stores in the area. It also features labs like Quick Results and community organizations such as the Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization. There are no out-of-pocket costs associated with the tests.
Home kits are being sold, as well. Several insurers will pick up the cost for a limited number of take-home tests, usually four or eight. Blue Cross Minnesota says members just need to show their insurance or pharmacy benefit card at the counter when checking out to take advantage.
As of January 9th, the seven-day average for new COVID-19 infections was 674. At the height of Omicron, Minnesota had over 16,500 per day in January 2022.
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