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 Binghamton, 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.