LA County Pauses Free At-Home COVID-19 Testing Program

An at-home COVID-19 nasal swab testing kit provided by the Los Angeles County Home Test Collection program, which provides test kits to county residents for free via mail, is seen in this file photo. The program was temporarily paused on Jan. 5, 2022. Courtesy of County of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Shortly after the at-home COVID-19 testing program was launched again amid the recent COVID-19 surge, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services announced a temporary pause on the program beginning Jan. 5.

The Los Angeles County Home Test Collection program offers at-home COVID-19 nasal swab test kits to all county residents for free via mail.