COVID TEST

Here's what will change for U-M students, faculty and staff moving forward as the school adjusts its pandemic response.

Masks are no longer required at AAPS, except during high risk situations, says superintendent.

The CDC relaxed its COVID guidelines last week, dropping the recommendation that people quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

The FDA is encouraging people to test themselves for COVID multiple times after getting a negative result.

Community members living in the 48197, 48198, 48103, 48104, 48105, 48108, and 48109 zipcode areas can order testing kits once in July and August.

On October 11, the Indie-pop musician will play an 8 p.m. concert at the Michigan Theater on Liberty Street.

University of Michigan spinoff LynxDx is trying to change the prostate cancer screening landscape.

Washtenaw County is once again categorized as a high risk area for COVID spread.

Many people who ordered free at-home COVID tests from the federal government are seeing delivery delays

Some households in Metro Detroit have started receiving the government’s four free COVID-19 tests being sent out to those who ordered them.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state health officials are shipping 250,000 free COVID tests to Michigan residents.

Located in Ypsilanti, Brighton and Monroe, the sites offer no-cost saliva-based PCR tests between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.

Organized by Acoustic Routes and The Ark, the performance will support The Breakfast at St. Andrew’s during its 40th anniversary.

As thousands of Metro Detroit residents continue to get tested for COVID, there’s renewed concern over insurance companies attempting to bill patients for tests that are supposed to be free.

Between 9 a.m. and noon, the National Guard will be at Pioneer High School helping to test AAPS community members who register for the event.

This week on Flashpoint, the state of Michigan’s chief medical officer Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian discussed the COVID-19 pandemic in our state -- have we seen the worst of it or is it yet to come?

Local 4′s Hank Winchester went looking for at-home COVID tests and discovered that while they are hard to find in Metro Detroit, it’s not impossible to find them.

Between Thursday and Friday, Washtenaw County reported 1,403 COVID-19 cases—the largest number the county has seen within 24 hours since the beginning of the ongoing pandemic.

Hospital leaders are urging everyone to take this omicron variant spike seriously.

Symptomatic individuals are invited to get tested for free on Saturday in Ypsilanti.

Students, faculty and staff at EMU can access free COVID testing on campus with quick results.

Members of the U-M community can get their booster shots, COVID testing on campus throughout the month of January.

With COVID-19 spreading rapidly throughout Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the city’s effort to ramp up virus testing.

While most Metro Detroit students have already returned from Winter break, Wednesday marks the first day back for Warren Consolidated schools.

LynxDx opens a new location as cases driven by the omicron variant rise in area, state.

See Lucinda Williams in concert for a good cause on Feb. 11.

Michigan State University now is requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test to attend athletic, music, art and theater events on the East Lansing campus.

Staff members at Detroit public schools will soon be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 if they have not already, officials announced Friday.

In-person and virtual classes have been canceled for Detroit public schools next week as the district conducts widespread COVID testing and works to establish a learning plan amid an ongoing virus surge.

The Washtenaw County Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated, avoid large gatherings and isolate from others if sick.

Most stores and websites are sold out of at-home COVID-19 tests.

U-M officials issue guidance to school community ahead of holiday travel.

Researchers from the University of Michigan found that natural COVID infections provided some protection against reinfection in a community in Nicaragua.

Holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit hasn’t seen much traffic from Canadians looking to enter for non-essential travel, but that will change on Monday when international travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can enter the U.S.

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit hasn’t seen much traffic from Canadians looking to enter for non-essential travel, but that will change on Monday when international travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can enter the U.S.

From big band tunes to a beloved holiday favorite, Hill Auditorium will host two memorable shows during the holidays.

U-M Health patients can now access their COVID-19 vaccine and testing information on their smartphones.

The Washtenaw County Health Department will offer rapid antigen COVID tests at its vaccination clinic the next two Saturdays.

Americans are being encouraged to test for COVID-19 more often -- but how can they, when at-home test kits have all but vanished?

Americans are being encouraged to test for COVID-19 more often -- but how can they, when at-home test kits have all but vanished?

COVID cases have decreased over the past week on U-M's Ann Arbor campus, officials say.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra announced Wednesday that it will require guests to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test (48-hour PCR or six-hour antigen) to enter the Orchestra Hall and Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center.

The St. Clair County Health Department is suspending COVID-19 rapid PCR testing for Canadian and other travelers "due to limitations in testing supplies" the department announced Wednesday.

A Metro Detroit man was hit with a hospital bill for more than $600 after he got a COVID-19 test.

Residents of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti can receive free COVID tests to take at home.

A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that those who experienced severe COVID-19 were more likely to become long haulers.

Register to get tested at Huron High School's drive-thru on Saturday.

Our resident Dr. Frank McGeorge is answering your questions about coronavirus vaccines.

Ann Arbor-based COVID testing lab, LynxDx, has opened new testing sites across Michigan.

The main lab at Henry Ford was the first in Michigan, outside of the health department, to be able to test for COVID-19. Now, the health system tests over 1,500 samples a day and have done roughly a quarter of a million tests since March. Depending on the urgency of the result, the lab can actually choose to do the PCR test on a specific, smaller machine with a rapid turnaround. In general, the majority of tests take less than 24 hours to determine results when they’re done on the larger machines. Dr. Linoj Samuel with Henry Ford Health System explains the process.

Rapid test results are critical to quickly quarantining those who are infected and tracing their contacts. There are other rapid tests but most require a small, special machine operated by a health professional to deliver results. The Lucira COVID-19 test grew out of research the company was doing to develop an at-home flu test, according to the company’s website. Lucira said its test results matched those of a laboratory-based test 94% of the time when screening for the virus. Doctors will be required to report the home test results.