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Louis County's newly established COVID-19 testing site at the North County Recreation Complex, 2577 Redman Ave., on Monday, Jan.

The site was set up because the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has increased demand for testing.

The site uses saliva tests, with results expected to be ready within 24 to 48 hours.

Louis County Health Department worker holds a COVID-19 saliva test at St.

Louis County's newly established COVID-19 testing site at the North County Recreation Complex, 2577 Redman Ave., on Monday, Jan.

The site was set up because the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has increased demand for testing.

The site uses saliva tests, with results expected to be ready within 24 to 48 hours.

Louis County Health Department worker at the county's newly established COVID-19 testing site at the North County Recreation Complex, 2577 Redman Ave., on Monday, Jan.

The site was set up because the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has increased demand for testing.

Louis County's newly established COVID-19 testing site at the North County Recreation Complex, 2577 Redman Ave., on Monday, Jan.

The site uses saliva tests, with results expected to be ready within 24 to 48 hours.

Louis County Department of Public Health, said it is too soon to know for sure, but data from this fall show a bump in flu cases after last year’s record low.

Louis County on Monday opened a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site, in efforts to meet the recent crush of demand for tests from residents who are sick or had a recent exposure.

Adding the new location and its 1,000 weekly tests will increase the health department’s overall testing capacity by 50%.

The site offers PCR saliva tests, and results should be available within 24 to 72 hours.

Those sites offer nasal and saliva tests, also by appointment only, and COVID-19 vaccines, for which appointments are not required.

18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) changed how it reports COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Beginning March 8, 2021, DHSS began posting county-level data showing "probable" COVID-19 cases detected by antigen testing.

18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) changed how it reports COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Beginning March 8, 2021, DHSS began posting county-level data showing "probable" COVID-19 cases detected by antigen testing.

18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) changed how it reports COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Note from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Note: Due to an abrupt change in data measures and the reporting platform issued by the White House on Monday, July 13, and effective Wednesday, July 15, Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) and the State of Missouri were unable to access hospitalization data during the transition

18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) began counting probable death along with confirmed deaths