How do you get a PCR test in the Allgäu?And who gets a free trial?How do you get a PCR test in the Allgäu?And who gets a free trial?Positive rapid test - what now?Can I go for the PCR test and when do I have to pay for the Corona test?How much does a PCR test currently cost?Here you will find the most important information about the PCR test and the costs in the Allgäu.The most important thing first: Anyone who has a positive corona test result is entitled to a PCR test in Germany.And that is regardless of whether the positive test was a self-test at home or a rapid antigen test in a test station.The PCR test officially certifies that you are corona positive.The tests are also important for the pandemic statistics.Because the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) only includes positive PCR tests in the statistics for the current corona numbers.Here you will find the incidence values ​​for the Allgäu cities and districts.Anyone who has had a positive rapid corona test should immediately go into domestic isolation.You should also inform your contact persons, even if they are not quarantined.The Bavarian Health Department urgently recommends contacting your family doctor or the on-call service of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians on 116 117.You can make an appointment for the PCR test and have the corona infection officially confirmed.Anyone who has symptoms of a corona infection should consult a doctor.According to the Federal Ministry of Health, this can decide whether a PCR test is necessary to treat the disease.In this case, the costs for the PCR test are usually covered by the health insurance company.Alternatively, you can make an appointment online for the PCR test in the Allgäu test centers.In most municipal test stations in the region, however, only people who are entitled to have a free PCR test and who can prove this get an appointment for the PCR test.But there are also test centers in the Allgäu where you can have a PCR test done as a self-payer.The costs for the PCR test are then usually 69 euros.You can do a corona test without proof of entitlement, for example, in the test center on Bregenzer Straße in Lindau, in the Forum Allgäu in Kempten or in Memmingen in the test center in the parking lot behind the V-Markt in the northern commercial area.Who can have a free PCR test done?These groups of people pay nothing:If you are entitled to a free PCR test, you must bring the relevant proof with you to the appointment.Proof of a positive self-test is sufficient to have a PCR test carried out free of charge.Free rapid corona tests have only been available for certain people since July 1, 2022.Those entitled include:The respective proof must be brought to the appointment.Anyone who has no proof usually pays three euros for the rapid corona test in the test center.In some test centers in the Allgäu, the quick test can even cost between nine and twelve euros.(Also read: Who needs three shots to be fully vaccinated from October)The most important news from the Allgäu, commented on by editor-in-chief Uli Hagemeier and his team: With our "Weitblick" newsletter you will be informed quickly and free of charge by e-mail once a week.Subscribe to the "Weitblick" newsletter here.You can read more news from the Allgäu here.