(Full Statement)– In response to Region 1 positivity rate increasing, the Whiteside County
Community Health Clinic (WCCHC) is adding additional hours and expanding testing to 5 days a week
starting September 28th.
Testing Appointments at the Whiteside County Community Health Clinic will be available
Weekdays, Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
Testing will be open to anyone regardless of symptoms or exposure, at no cost to the individual, and by
appointment only. Individuals interested in testing should call 815-626-2230 extension 1243 to schedule
a phone consultation and appointment for testing.
WCCHC is confident expanded testing will facilitate quick identification and mitigation of outbreaks
within our community, help students excluded from school return quickly and safely, and allow the clinic
to be a resource for regional partners that may lack testing options.
Limiting the spread of COVID-19, and preventing Resurgence Mitigation measures, similar to Phase 3,
from being imposed on Region 1 will require more than just increased testing. It will require a
continuous and conscious effort from all of us to follow guidance from our local Health Department and
the CDC. This includes abiding by recommendations around masking and staying 6ft from those you do
not live with, limiting the size of gatherings, working to keep several days between different social
events, staying home and getting tested when you have symptoms of COVID-19 and working with local
public health officials on contact tracing, isolation and quarantine after you or a contact test positive.
Stopping the spread of COVID-19 to protect each other and our local businesses is the responsibility of
every resident.
If you have questions please contact the IDPH COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or reach out to us.
Additional information is also available on the Illinois COVID-19 and CDC COVID-19 websites.
