home tests

Where to find a home test kit

Home COVID-19 test kits are available for free for students, staff and faculty while supplies last at the following locations beginning Aug. 18. There is a limit of two test kits per person.

  • Information desk in the Tillman Lobby of The Union
    • Generally staffed during The Union's regular hours.
  • Security desk at the University Downtown Center
    • Staffed 24 hours/day
  • PB-110, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Open regular business hours
  • Decker College of Nursing and Health Science Building information desk

Most local pharmacies also carry test kits in stock.


How to report a positive home test

Students

If you have a positive home COVID-19 test while you are in 海角乱伦社区, regardless of whether you live on or off campus:

  • Immediately put on a mask and avoid contact with other people.
  • Place your test device on a piece of paper. On the paper, write your name, your date of birth, the date you performed the test and one of the following: the date your symptoms started or the fact that you are having no symptoms.
      • Upload a photo of the paper and test device to the using the "COVID Positive Test Results" function.
      • Place the test device in a sealed plastic bag in case a medical professional requests to see it.
  • Immediately report your positive test result to the Broome County Health Department using this . 
  • Isolate in the bedroom of your apartment until you are contacted by a University or other health official.

Faculty and staff

Faculty and staff should report positive test results to Sara DeClemente-Hammoud in Human Resources at 607-777-4939  or declemen@binghamton.edu.