The Minnesota Hospital Association says the high volume of patients seeking COVID tests has driven up wait times for medical emergencies at several hospitals. Instead go to local pop up testing sites when available, or pharmacies.

MDH Director for Infectious Diseases Kris Ehresmann shared in a statement on Friday, January 7th 2022, “Even though the early data suggests that this variant is thankfully milder, the high, high number of cases that we’re seeing means that even if we’re seen a lower proportion of people need hospitalization, because so many people are sick, that it’s still going to impact our health care settings.”

Minnesotans can get tested at one of the many state testing sites or through an at-home testing kit.

Find Testing Locations in Minnesota _ COVID-19 Updates and Information – State of Minnesota

• Walgreens
  Alexandria

  Directions

  910 BROADWAY ST
  Alexandria, MN 56308

  www.walgreens.com

  Distance: 0.50 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Contact for hours of operation
  • Please see website for hours

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (PCR)

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Sanford Health
  Alexandria

  Directions

  1527 Broadway St
  Alexandria, MN 56308

  320-762-0399

  Distance: 0.83 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Sundays: Closed

  Requirements

  • Call ahead

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Pre-procedural, Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers, Asymptomatic Nursing Home Staff and Residents , Asymptomatic First Responders

  Scheduling

  • Appointments
  • Walk-Ins

• Alomere Health
  Alexandria

  Directions

  610 30th Ave W
  Alexandria, MN 56308

  320-763-5123

  Distance: 1.81 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Requirements

  • Physician Referral

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Other asymptomatic patients
  • Pre-procedural, suspected exposure

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Glacial Ridge Health System
  Glenwood

  Directions

  417 S Franklin St
  Glenwood, MN 56334

  (320) 334-5481

  glacialridge.org

  Distance: 16.57 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 9:00am – 5:00pm
  • Weekends: 9:00am – 12:00pm
  • not open on holidays

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (PCR)

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Sanford Health
  Parkers Prairie Clinic

  Directions

  115 E Soo St
  Parkers Prairie, MN 56361

  320-338-4371

  Distance: 18.58 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Requirements

  • Call ahead

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Pre-procedural, Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers, Asymptomatic Nursing Home Staff and Residents , Asymptomatic First Responders

  Scheduling

  • Appointments
  • Walk-Ins

• Coborn’s Pharmacy
  Sauk Centre

  Directions

  214 12th Street
  Sauk Centre, MN 56378

  (320) 352-5280

  www.coborns.com

  Distance: 23.16 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Tuesdays: Closed
  • Wednesdays: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Thursdays: Closed
  • Fridays: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Weekends: Closed
  • Closed on holidays.

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (PCR)

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Coborn’s Pharmacy
  Long Prairie

  Directions

  645 Lake Street South
  Long Prairie, MN 56347

  (320) 732-2915

  www.coborns.com

  Distance: 24.75 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Tuesdays: Closed
  • Wednesdays: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Thursdays: Closed
  • Fridays: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Weekends: Closed

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (PCR)

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• CentraCare
  CentraCare – Long Prairie

  Directions

  50 CentraCare Dr
  Long Prairie, MN 56347

  320-200-3200

  covid19.centracare.com

  Distance: 26.02 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Requirements

  • Call ahead

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Call

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
  PRHHS Elbow Lake Clinic

  Directions

  1411 Hwy 79 E
  Elbow Lake, MN 56531

  218-685-7300

  Distance: 29.18 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Sundays: Closed

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments
  • Walk-Ins

• CentraCare
  CentraCare – Melrose

  Directions

  525 Main St W
  Melrose, MN 56352

  320-200-3200

  covid19.centracare.com

  Distance: 30.12 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 8:00am – 4:30am
  • Tuesdays: 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 8:00am – 4:30am
  • Thursdays: 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Fridays: 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Saturdays: 8:00am – Closed
  • Sundays: Closed
  • No other changes to hours of operation at this time

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Other asymptomatic patients

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Tri-County Health Care
  Tri-County Health Care – Bertha Clinic

  Directions

  214 1st St NW
  Bertha, MN 56437

  218-924-2257

  www.tchc.org

  Distance: 30.16 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Tri-County Health Care
  Henning

  Directions

  401 Douglas Ave
  Henning, MN 56551

  218-583-4521

  www.tchc.org

  Distance: 30.38 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Community Sites
  Morris – National Guard Armory

  Directions

  722 Iowa Avenue
  Morris, MN 56267

  Schedule Your Appointment

  Distance: 32.50 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 11:00am – 6:00pm
  • Weekends: Closed
  • Saliva results available within approximately 24-72 hours from processing. The Morris National Guard Armory testing site will be closed on December 31 and January 1. This site will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 17.

  Testing Types

  • Saliva (PCR)

  Out-of-Pocket Cost

  • No out-of-pocket cost

  Accommodations

  • Indoor

  Scheduling

  • Appointments
  • Walk-Ins

• Stevens Community Medical Center
  Morris

  Directions

  400 E First St
  Morris, MN 56267

  320-589-1313

  Distance: 33.13 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 9:00am – 4:00pm
  • Weekends: 9:00am – 12:30pm

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (PCR)

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Accommodations

  • Indoor
  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
  PRHHS Morris Clinic

  Directions

  24 E 7th St
  Morris, MN 56267

  320-586-4008

  Distance: 33.37 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Fridays: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments
  • Walk-Ins

• Otter Tail County Public Health
  Ottertail Operations Center

  Directions

  469 Main St.
  Ottertail, MN 56571

  (218) 998-8320

  Distance: 38.54 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: Closed
  • Tuesdays: Closed
  • Wednesdays: Closed
  • Thursdays: Closed
  • Fridays: 12:30pm – 4:30pm
  • Weekends: Closed
  • Testing on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Appointments required for rapid testing. Calendar to schedule your test will post Tuesday of that week.

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (molecular, rapid result)
  • Saliva (PCR)

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Other asymptomatic patients

  Accommodations

  • Indoor

• Tri-County Health Care
  Tri-County Health Care – Ottertail Clinic

  Directions

  232 Minnesota Hwy 78 N
  Ottertail, MN 56571

  218-367-6266

  www.tchc.org

  Distance: 39.02 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 8:00 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesdays: 8:00 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: Closed
  • Thursdays: 8:00 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
  • Fridays: 8:00 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Tri-County Health Care
  Wadena

  Directions

  415 Jefferson St N
  Wadena, MN 56482

  218-631-3510

  Distance: 40.31 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed

  Requirements

  • With mask, Call Ahead

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Community Sites
  Wadena Armory

  Directions

  517 Jefferson Street North
  Wadena, MN 56482

  Schedule Your Appointment

  Distance: 40.41 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 11:00am – 6:00pm
  • Tuesdays: 11:00am – 6:00pm
  • Wednesdays: Closed
  • Thursdays: Closed
  • Fridays: Closed
  • Weekends: Closed
  • Rapid testing open to ages 0+. Rapid results available within approximately 15 minutes-3 hours from processing. The Wadena Armory site will be open 1/17 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (antigen, rapid result)

  Out-of-Pocket Cost

  • No out-of-pocket cost

  Accommodations

  • Indoor

  Scheduling

  • Appointments
  • Walk-Ins

• Swift County – Benson Health Services
  Swift County

  Directions

  1815 Wisconsin Ave
  Benson, MN 56215

  (320) 843-4232

  Distance: 41.13 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 8:30am – 4:30pm
  • Tuesdays: 8:30am – 4:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 8:30am – 4:30pm
  • Thursdays: 8:30am – 4:30pm
  • Fridays: 8:30am – 4:15pm
  • Weekends: Closed

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (PCR)
  • Oral Swab (PCR)

  Requirements

  • Pre-registration

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Other asymptomatic patients
  • Pre-procedure and suspected exposure

  Accommodations

  • Indoor
  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Lake Region Healthcare
  Fergus Falls

  Directions

  712 S Cascade St
  Fergus Falls, MN 56537

  (218) 739-2221

  www.lrhc.org

  Distance: 43.20 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Weekends: Closed

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (molecular, rapid result)
  • Oral Swab (PCR)

  Requirements

  • Visit with a clinician

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Accommodations

  • Indoor

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Lakewood Health System
  Lakewood Health System

  Directions

  49725 Co 83
  Staples, MN 56479

  218-894-1515

  Distance: 43.69 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Weekends: Closed
  • through clinic

  Requirements

  • free Covid-19 assessment through Click-Care on the Lakewood Health System website

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Walgreens
  Fergus Falls

  Directions

  326 W LINCOLN AVE
  Fergus Falls, MN 56537

  www.walgreens.com

  Distance: 43.71 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Contact for hours of operation
  • Please see website for hours

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (molecular, rapid result)

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Otter Tail County Public Health
  Fergus Falls – Bigwood Event Center

  Directions

  925 Western Ave.
  Fergus Falls, MN 56537

  (218) 998-8320

  ottertailcountymn.us

  Distance: 45.64 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Tuesdays: Closed
  • Wednesdays: Closed
  • Thursdays: Closed
  • Fridays: Closed
  • Weekends: Closed
  • Appointments required for rapid testing. Calendar to schedule your test will post the Friday prior to the testing event.

  Testing Types

  • Saliva (PCR)

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Other asymptomatic patients

  Accommodations

  • Indoor

• CentraCare
  CentraCare – Paynesville

  Directions

  200 1st St W
  Paynesville, MN 56362

  320-200-3200

  covid19.centracare.com

  Distance: 47.43 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Tuesdays: 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 8:00am – 12:00pm
  • Thursdays: 8:00am – 12:00pm
  • Fridays: 8:00am – 12:00pm
  • Weekends: Closed
  • Please also remove the following statement: Revising our testing hours in Paynesville. Our hours are different on. are different on Mon-Wed than Thru & Fri. Also we are no longer offering testing on Saturday. let me know if you have any questions. Thank you

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Asymptomatic adults
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Asymptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)
  • Other asymptomatic patients

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• CHI CommonSpirit
  CHI St. Gabriel’s Health

  Directions

  1100 4th St NE
  Little Falls, MN 56345

  320-631-5100

  Distance: 49.26 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Weekdays: 12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
  • Weekends: 12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

  Requirements

  • Other
  • please call clinic at 320-631-7001

  Accepting

  • Symptomatic adults
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 0-2)
  • Symptomatic pediatrics (ages 2-18)

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only

• Walgreens
  Little Falls

  Directions

  1023 1ST AVE NE
  Little Falls, MN 56345

  www.walgreens.com

  Distance: 49.60 miles

  Hours of Operation

  • Contact for hours of operation
  • Please see website for hours

  Testing Types

  • Nasal Swab (molecular, rapid result)

  Accommodations

  • Drive-thru

  Scheduling

  • Appointments Only