EXPANDED COMMUNITY COVID-19 TESTING AVAILABLE
Santa Cruz County, CA – Amid a winter surge in the global coronavirus pandemic, the County of Santa Cruz Public Health Division is pleased to announce a significant expansion of free community COVID-19 testing.
The County recently sought and was granted a significant expansion of the existing State-sponsored Ramsay Park community testing site in Watsonville, operated by Minnesota-based OptumServe. The expansion includes opening 7 days a week and doubles testing capacity, up to 330 individuals per day.
Located at 1301 Main St. in Watsonville, the Ramsay Park site is open 7 days a week, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Testing is free. To make an appointment, go to https://lhi.care/covidtesting.
In addition, San Francisco-based Senneca Diagnostics recently opened a community testing site at Twin Lakes Church, 2701 Cabrillo College Dr., Aptos. The site offers testing for up to 300 individuals per day.
The Senneca Diagnostics site is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. To make an appointment, go to www.sennecadx.com/community.
Some screening will occur at each site, but neither requires patients to exhibit symptoms in order to get tested. For more on local testing information and locations, go to www.santacruzhealth.org/testing.
