List: Alternative COVID-19 testing sites in the Triangle

While the larger sites and the county sites were full, WRAL News found these smaller sites getting people through a lot quicker:

Each of these sites are sponsored by United Providers of Health and results should be available within 4 to 5 days. These testing sites are free of charge and no appointment is required.

Unlike most testing sites, the ones sponsored by United Providers of Health don't require that people have a car.

"We saw numbers go up from like 75 a day to now, we're almost at 200 a day," said Diana Powell, organizer of the testing site at Justice Served.

In addition to the five new testing sites that don't require an appointment, Radeas Labs on Tuesday launched a new COVID-19 testing site in partnership with Baptist on Mission at Southbridge Fellowship Church. The site, located on Strickland Road in Raleigh, will be open Monday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is necessary.

Pastor of Southbridge Fellowship Church, Danny Myers, said he wanted to start a COVID-19 clinic to help give the community peace of mind.

“I know when I have had to take COVID test, I am frustrated because I got exposed and I didn’t want to be," he said. "I am frustrated because there is a line, I am anxious because I do not want to pass it to my family, or I am not feeling well and I don’t know what that means."

"Those are pretty strong emotions, so we want to be a church that gets to be a place that provides peace," he said.

Officials with the town of Wake Forest warned there was a traffic jam near one of its testing sites at Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue. Anyone headed to this Wake County testing site today is encouraged to "approach the facility from the N.C. Highway 98 bypass. Motorists should then turn onto South Franklin Street and then onto Yellow Poplar. From there, turn right onto South White Street and right along East Holding Avenue before turning right into the NRC lot."

WRAL News found that there were no appointments left at this facility in Wake Forest for Wednesday.

The Zebulon Police Department said on Wednesday that the testing site ran by Mako Medical at the Carolina Mudcats stadium off N.C. Highway 39 did not have long lines or bad traffic.

"This site has very little traffic and can accommodate heavier vehicle flow than the others," the police department posted on Facebook. No appointment is necessary and tests are free.

Other COVID-19 testing sites include three operated by the state to keep up with the demand for testing. Those include:

PNC Arena and Five County Stadium open at 7 a.m., and Word of God opens at 10 a.m. Appointments are not required, but people should pre-register online at the links provided.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccinated people wait between five and seven days after potentially being infected to take a test.