Orange County City Offers Free COVID Testing for Seniors

Orange County City Offers Free COVID Testing for Seniors
In this handout photo, José Bruballa, 86, receives one of the first Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines in Spain at the Somontano nursing home on Dec. 27, 2020 in Barbastro, Spain. (Alvaro Calvo/Government of Aragon via Getty Images)
1/7/2021
Updated:
1/7/2021

Costa Mesa is helping seniors get tested for COVID-19 by providing convenient methods and locations.

The city has partnered with Orange County Health Agency and 360 Clinic to offer free COVID-19 testing at the Costa Mesa Senior Center beginning Jan. 9.

“This new testing and health kiosk at our senior center will allow those who live on the [west side] better access to testing and healthcare resources closer to home,” Mayor Katrina Foley said in a Jan. 7 release. “Testing for COVID-19 is an important tool to help us get this virus under control.”

An appointment is required for the testing at a kiosk at the senior center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Costa Mesa plans for the kiosk to provide up to 500 tests per day. Those who have pre-registered on the 360 Clinic website can check-in with a clinic staff who will assign a test swab. Results are received within 24-72 hours via text message or email.

Frontline workers and senior citizens with credentials will have priority, according to the city.

Registration for the test is available online at www.360clinic.md.