January 15, 2021 at 3:45 pm by Atmika Iyer
The Isla Vista Theater, a location previously used as a pop-up testing site by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, became a permanent testing location on Jan. 8. This site will be open from 12 to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and testing will be walk-in only.Â
The testing incentive program is currently being funded by the money S.E.A.L and Civic and Community Engagement allocated for Isla Vista initiatives and by $600 from the I.V. CSDâs COVID-19 community education funds.
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The Isla Vista Theater (I.V. Theater) is one of two new testing centers that the Santa Barbara Public Health Department has made available to the public. The other new site is located at the Santa Maria Health Care Center, which is open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m to 12 p.m., and from 1 to 3 p.m.Â
More testing sites open, including a South Coast facility that can handle 500 appointments per day
A mobile testing unit opened at the CenCal Health facility, at 4050 Calle Real, near Santa Barbara on Monday. The testing center will likely move to a new location in two weeks, the Public Health Department said. (Santa Barbara County Public Health Department photo) By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
January 11, 2021
| 2:13 p.m.
The Public Health Department has expanded COVID-19 testing capacity to three new sites, which should significantly expand capacity and access for residents across Santa Barbara County.
So far this month, the county has been announcing about 2,300 average test results a day.