COVID-19 Testing in Platte County

Posted on Friday April 17, 2020

Find out if you qualify for testing!

COVID-19 Self-Reporting Tool and Testing

For testing in Platte County, read the following before you complete the Self-Reporting Tool.

Testing has been expanded to include Platte County residents with or without symptoms of COVID-19.

Are you a contact of someone diagnosed with COVID-19? If yes, wait 5 days after exposure to get tested.

Cash or credit card payment of $100 is required prior to testing. After completion of the Self-Reporting Tool, you will be contacted by phone to schedule an appointment and to collect payment information. Cash payments must be made before an appointment is scheduled.

For testing in Platte County, you must complete the Self-Reporting Tool. Please allow up to 48 hours for us to contact you to set up an appointment. Thank you for your patience. If you have an urgent question about testing, please call (816) 587-5998, extension 'hashtag 204'.

If you are unable to wait for a return call and 48 hours has elapsed, please consider contacting your primary care physician or pursue another testing option from the following links:

Other Testing Sites in Missouri

Other testing sites in the KC area

*The Symptom Self-Reporting Tool was developed by Kansas City Digital Drive. To make testing possible, PCHD received a significant number of swabs through a partnership of The University of Kansas Health Systems (TUKHS) and a group of local business leaders. The partnership includes a generous offer by TUKHS to provide access to its newly acquired laboratory capacity. The group of business leaders, known as the Kansas City COVID-19 Task Force, consists of:

Nathaniel Hagedorn, CEO of NorthPoint Development;
Tyler Nottberg, CEO of US Engineering;
Dave Cummings, CEO of Tradebot;
Andy Deister, CEO of the Russell Stover Chocolate Company; and
Taimoor Nana, CEO of MTAR LLC.

What we are trying to do

The overarching goal of this public health response is to minimize the adverse health impacts of exposure to COVID-19 in Platte County. PCHD has activated the public health incident command system (ICS) framework to more efficiently coordinate this public health response.

More specific response goals are:

To understand region-specific characteristics of COVID-19, including the percentage of the population impacted, as well as specific subpopulations that are at higher risk.
To use data to make informed decisions and implement feasible public health interventions. This includes tracking the impacts of the interventions on our population.
To provide current information to our residents on how to protect themselves from being infected and how to assist in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in Platte County.
To ensure that the healthcare capacities are not overwhelmed.

Specific activities

Platte County has taken steps to educate the public on how to protect themselves – regular hand washing, staying home when sick, etc. Other measures that tap into society's collective sense of responsibility (i.e., school closings, stay-at-home orders, and other physical distancing measures) have been implemented.

Time is needed to give these proven measures a chance to work. These measures have been very disruptive to the normal way of life, but this short-term discomfort will provide long-term benefits.

Why we need testing

Testing provides data that gives more information about the prevalence of the virus in the county, including levels of spread in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. It also helps to identify people that are infected so contact tracing activities can be implemented. Along with information about hospital capacities, testing helps measure the effectiveness of the interventions and provides data to assist in deciding when to ease restrictions.

Stay Safe, Stay Strong, Stay Home

People do not need to wait to be tested before following the physical/social distancing guidelines.
Stay at home if you’re sick.
Follow CDC's travel guidelines and self-quarantine if you’re exposed to a person known to be infectious.

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