Copper Mountain College
6162 Rotary Way, Joshua Tree
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 22, 2020
Read below or click through to the press release for more details.
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For Immediate Release | News Release | COVID-19 RESPONSE
County, partners provide more locations for drive-up COVID-19 testing
San Bernardino County residents who display symptoms of COVID-19 including fever, cough and shortness of breath can get tested at five upcoming specimen-collection events through the end of April.
“We understand the high demand for COVID-19 testing in our county and we are making every effort to organize drive-through events throughout the county,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman. “We are working closely with state and federal partners and exploring all avenues to increase testing capacity despite nationwide challenge with shortage of supplies.”
The following drive-through testing events are currently scheduled, weather permitting:
Copper Mountain College
6162 Rotary Way, Joshua Tree
April 22
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
[ For other locations (Montclair, Yucapia, Big Bear Lake, and Rancho Cucamonga), please check the linked pdf. ]
San Bernardino County residents who have had COVID-19 symptoms over the last two weeks can make an appointment on the COVID-19 website sbcovid19.com when the appointment window for each event opens.
Details specific to each event and information on how to make an appointment will be publicized in advance on CountyWire at http://wp.sbcounty.gov/cao/countywire/.
Appointments are not required at the Yucaipa event, which is being organized by the City of Yucaipa, and testing will be conducted until supplies last. Please visit www.yucaipa.org for more information.
Testing is free and does not require health insurance. Future testing events are being planned in Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino and Victorville. Details will be announced soon.
COVID-19 testing events for San Bernardino County residents have already been held at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville, and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. More than 6,000 people have been tested for COVID-19 in San Bernardino County. As of today, there are 729 positive cases of COVID-19 in the county and 24 deaths have been attributed to the disease.
The County is actively pursuing testing resources for COVID-19 both domestically and internationally in order to increase capacity for community testing. The process has required research and evaluation that has resulted in several pending orders for thousands of serology (antibody) and extraction test kits for use throughout the County. Meanwhile the County continues to receive testing supplies from commercial laboratories to support drive thru test sites. New test kit products are evaluated on a daily basis and the County is confident that even more testing solutions will be available in the near future.
For information about the coronavirus crisis, visit the County’s coronavirus website at sbcovid19.com. New information and resources are updated daily. The public can also contact the coronavirus public information line from 9 a.m. to 5 pm. Monday through Friday at (909) 387-3911, or email the County at coronavirus@dph.sbcounty.gov.
Contact:
David Wert
Public Information Officer
(909) 387-4842
dwert@sbcounty.gov
