More than 4.7 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted in San Diego County during the pandemic. Author: Jill Castellano | inewsource Updated: 6:13 PM PDT May 11, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. As a waiter who had been laid off four times during the pandemic, Carmen Lucci couldn’t afford a COVID-19 test. But he couldn’t afford to go without it, either.
The La Mesa resident was exposed to COVID-19 in October, and his employer demanded a negative test before his upcoming shift or a two-week quarantine.
Lucci spent $195 on a rapid test at Covid Clinic, a startup from Orange County that now operates in 10 states. He estimates it took him three or four days of work to earn the money back.