Free COVID-19 test kits now available. How to order in Tennessee

How long do COVID-19 home testing kits last?

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the COVID-19 tests will detect current COVID-19 variants and can be used through the end of the year.

Even if your COVID-19 test has passed its printed expiration date, you may still be able to use it because most at-home COVID-19 tests have received an expiration extension from the FDA. To see if your COVID-19 test has an expiration extension, view the list of extended expiration dates.

What is the leading COVID-19 strain in Tennessee? Current data for Davidson County

For the two-week period from September 1 to September 14, the KP.3.1.1 COVID-19 variant is responsible for more than half of the positive infections in Tennessee, as well as in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

During the week of September 15, the Tennessee Department of Health reported 169 new cases of COVID-19 in Davidson County. Although cases have declined since August, Davidson County reported 24.1 new cases per day for the week of Sept. 15.