Health & Fitness

COVID-19 Testing In Northbrook Area: Where To Find A Test

With cases on the rise amid the omicron wave, here's where to get tested for COVID-19 in the Northbrook area.

Gabby DeBenedictis's profile picture
Gabby DeBenedictis, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
|
(Rachel Nunes/Patch)

NORTHBROOK, IL — With holiday gatherings and the emerging omicron surge of coronavirus combining to send demand for tests skyrocketing past supplies, an increasing number of North Shore residents have been seeking COVID-19 testing but have found it unavailable or difficult to obtain.

COVID-19 test positivity in suburban Cook County rose to 7.8 percent, as of Monday, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

There were nearly 240,000 tests performed in the county during the week ending Dec. 18, according to the most recent data available from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Find out what's happening in Northbrookwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

In Northbrook, there were 162 new cases reported for the week, with a 202 percent increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last 14 days. The village's weekly case rate is 460 per 100,000 people — lower than the suburban Cook County average of 548.

According to the Cook County Department of Public Health, the vaccination rate in the village is more than 90 percent. Since the start of the pandemic, 133 Northbrook residents have died of COVID-19 — with the most recent death on Dec. 22, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Find out what's happening in Northbrookwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Related: 'Omicron And Delta Are Coming To Your Party,' Gov. Pritzker Warns

Locations offering COVID-19 testing in the north suburbs include:

Find more testing locations from the Pritzker administration's coronavirus response website.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Northbrook