Coronavirus

New Rite Aid COVID-19 testing location opening in Santa Maria

By Sharon Carrillo

Published July 15, 2020 3:12 pm

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Rite Aid has announced 161 additional COVID-19 testing sites will be opening on Thursday.

Including a new location in Santa Maria.

The new locations are in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Each testing site will use a self-swab test overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists and will operate through the store’s drive-through window.

All adults 18 years of age or older, even if they do not have any virus symptoms, are eligible for testing.

You can pre-register online to schedule a time slot for testing.

Rite Aid operates a total of 258 testing sites, with the capacity to conduct approximately 94,000 tests weekly across all locations.

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Sharon Carrillo is a producer at KEYT|KCOY|KKFX.

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