FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2020
Testing Still Available Aug. 22 - 29 in San José, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale
Santa Clara County, CA – The County of Santa Clara’s Valley Medical Center continues to offer COVID-19 diagnostic testing next week at additional locations with appointment-based and drop-in testing. Sites are indoors, or drive-thru, in which people are tested in their own vehicles.
Next week, appointment-only testing will be conducted in San José, Sunnyvale, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Palo Alto. Appointments can be made starting three days in advance of the testing date until all slots are reserved at direc.to/eyD1 or www.sccfreetest.org.
Pop-up, no-appointment testing will be conducted in San José and Gilroy.
“Unfortunately, COVID-19 does not take a break during fire emergencies. The county continues to provide free, easy, and quick turnaround testing for the public,” said Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, COVID-19 Testing Officer for the County of Santa Clara. “Testing is one of our best tools for slowing the spread of COVID-19, and the County will continue testing even under these difficult circumstances.”
APPOINTMENT-BASED TESTING SITES
San José
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Parking Lot A (across from Gate B) - Drive-thru, bike, and walk-up appointments. Parking Lot A is located across street from the Fairgrounds main entrance, 344 Tully Road, San José, CA 95111
Appointments Saturday, August 22, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Appointments Tuesday-Friday, August 25-28, 12 – 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, August 29, 9 – 3 p.m.
Sunnyvale
Murphy Park, 260 N. Sunnyvale Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
By appointment only for Monday, August 24, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Morgan Hill
Council Chamber Building, 17555 Peak Ave., Morgan Hill, CA 95037
By appointment only for Tuesday, August 25, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Santa Clara
Central Park Library, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
By appointment only for Wednesday, August 26, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saratoga
Friendship Hall, 19841 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
By appointment only for Thursday, August 27, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Palo Alto
Art Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
By appointment only for Friday, August 28, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment, visit direc.to/eyD1 or www.sccfreetest.org.
POP-UP TESTING SITES IN SAN JOSÉ AND GILROY
No appointments are needed for a free and easy nasal swab test at either of these pop-up locations.
San José
William C. Overfelt High School gymnasium – 1835 Cunningham Ave., San José, CA 95122
Tuesday to Friday, Aug. 25-28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gilroy
South County Annex (formerly Del Buono Elementary) – 9300 Wren Ave., Gilroy, CA 95020
Tuesday to Friday, Aug. 25-28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Those seeking a test at a pop-up site check in and receive a wristband for an hour-long time slot later in the day; they then can leave and return at the designated time to get tested. This facilitates social distancing and reduces the time spent waiting in line. However, the supply of wristbands depends on the number of available tests and are only available as supplies last. The County advises those interested in a test at a pop-up site to go earlier in the day rather than later to pick up a wristband. When the wristbands run out, people will be directed to other testing options nearby.
The County test sites provide COVID-19 tests free of charge, regardless of immigration status, and no doctor’s note is needed. At some County test sites, people with insurance may be asked to provide their insurance information, so that insurance may be billed. However, those without health insurance or those who do not provide insurance information can still get a test at those sites. The tests are viral detection tests, which diagnose a person who currently has the infection. Read more about the difference between viral detection tests and serology tests.
For people without COVID-19 symptoms, the County currently offers indoor and drive-thru sites. People with symptoms are directed to drive-thru sites to reduce the chance of getting others sick.
County test sites and additional sites operated by other organizations are mapped on the County’s website at www.sccfreetest.org. The site is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese and Tagalog. Information is also available by calling 2-1-1. There are currently more than 50 COVID-19 test locations in Santa Clara County, including those at community centers and schools, hospitals and clinics, and mobile testing centers. County test site locations may change each week based on assessment of testing needs. Data are published on the County’s COVID-19 Testing Dashboards.
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