Three-day testing clinic to open at St. Peter Catholic Secondary School on Wednesday, December 22

Peterborough, ON – Thanks to a partnership between Ontario Health (OH), Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) and Peterborough Public Health (PPH), an additional COVID-19 testing option will be offered for residents of Peterborough City and County this week.

The demand for COVID-19 testing has been extremely high over last week as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across Ontario and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Peterborough area have increased significantly.

The details for the pop-up testing location are as follows:

Criteria for testing at this site:

  • You have been identified as a high-risk contact and directed to receive testing by Peterborough Public Health, Public Health Ontario or Provincial Work Force
  • You have COVID-19 symptoms
  • You have received a positive result on a rapid antigen test

All available appointments are displayed at the booking link. The link to book a spot for this testing site will be turned off on Friday, December 24, once this temporary service concludes.

Testing services continue to be offered through PRHC’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre, however demand continues to be extremely high. Thank you for your patience as we work hard to address these significant additional volumes. More information about booking a test through the COVID-19 Assessment Centre can be found here:
https://www.prhc.on.ca/about-us/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/getting-tested-for-covid19/

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For more information:

Michelene Ough, Director, Communications, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, mough@prhc.on.ca

Sarah Gill, Communications, Peterborough Public Health sgill@peterboroughpublichealth.ca