LOS ANGELES COUNTY OPENS NEW DRIVE-UP TESTING SITES, INCREASING COVID-19 TESTING CAPACITY FOR RESIDE

Los Angeles, CA (Thursday, April 2, 2020) — LA County is ramping up COVID-19 testing sites, opening three locations on April 3, 2020 and developing many others countywide. The sites opening April 3 are at the Pomona Fairplex (Gate 17 – W. McKinley/Fairplex Drive), the South Bay Galleria (1815 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278), and the Antelope Valley Mall (1233 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale, CA 91768). The testing is by appointment only. Walk-up appointments are not available.

At this time, COVID-19 testing is limited to the most vulnerable Los Angeles County residents who are:

•65 and older; and/or

•Have underlying health conditions including:

◦Diabetes

◦Heart disease

◦Hypertension

◦Chronic lung disease

◦Moderate to severe asthma

◦People who are immunocompromised, including as a result of cancer treatment; and/or

•Have been subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine period because they have been exposed to an individual with a confirmed case of COVID-19 and have more than 7 days of the 2-week quarantine period remaining.