Coronavirus Testing - Illinois

• Stay home if you are sick and call your health care provider if you have coronavirus symptoms to discuss whether you should be evaluated in person and considered for testing.

• Providers determine whether to conduct testing based on the Illinois Department of Public Health's criteria, which evaluates a combination of symptoms and risk factors.

• To help relieve symptoms: stay home and rest, take pain and fever medications and drink plenty of liquids. Seek medical attention if symptoms worsen.

• After a provider sends samples to the public health lab, results should be available approximately 24 hours later.

• Commercial labs are also conducting tests, which are then sent to the Illinois Department of Public Health's laboratory for confirmation.

• General questions about COVID-19 and Illinois' response can be answered over the phone at 1-800-889-3931 or via email at DPH.SICK@ILLINOIS.GOV. More information is available on the Illinois Department of Public Health's coronavirus website.