A new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opened Monday in north St. Louis County.

The site, located at the North County Recreation Complex at 2577 Redman Avenue, will increase the county's testing capacity by 1,000 tests per week. The county is currently averaging 2,000 tests per week.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 10, the site is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tests are by appointment only and can be made at revivestl.com. They will be administered to residents in their vehicles.

Unlike the county's other three testing sites which use nose swabs, the new site will use saliva tests. Results will be ready within 24-48 hours.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page held a press conference Monday morning from the new testing site, which he said will create a 50% increase in the county's testing capacity. The county hopes to increase the site's capacity even more, from 200 tests per day to 350 tests per day, Page said.

"We opened the testing site here in this part of north county because this is one of the places that has been hit hardest," Page said, citing the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the area. "St. Louis County continues its aggressive outreach in targeted ZIP codes to try and address gaps in vaccinations and to get more people tested."

More than 1,200 people are currently hospitalized within the four health systems that make up the St. Louis Pandemic Task Force, Page said. The Task Force has predicted that hospitalizations could double within a couple of weeks.

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