These free testing options are for at-risk groups only at present
County officials have announced that drive-through the testing site operated by the Department of Health Services (DHS) Disease Control Unit will now be expanded to include five groups of high risk and vulnerable individuals:
- Health care workers (with or without symptoms)
- First responders (with or without symptoms)
- First responders include people who provide 24/7 emergency response, first aid care, or other related assistance either in the course of the person’s occupational duties or as a volunteer and include:
- Police officers
- Firefighters
- Paramedics and EMTs
- Emergency Response Social Workers
- First responders include people who provide 24/7 emergency response, first aid care, or other related assistance either in the course of the person’s occupational duties or as a volunteer and include:
- Symptomatic people over 65 years of age
- Symptomatic people with underlying health conditions
- All essential workers (with or without symptoms)
- Examples of essential workers include:
- grocery store workers,
- In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregivers,
- construction workers,
- utility workers
- childcare providers,
- or anyone who has continued to work under the Shelter in Place health order in an essential function.
- Examples of essential workers include: