Earl Warren Showgrounds COVID-19 testing site moving to Goleta Valley Community Center
Santa Barbara County, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department announced that the state-run COVID-19 testing site located at Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara is being moved to the Goleta Valley Community Center.
The Earl Warren site is set to close after August 31 with the new Goleta site opening for service on Sept. 3. The Goleta Valley Community Center is located at 5679 Hollister Avenue.
Testing appointments for the Goleta site can be made online here or by calling (888) 634-1123.
“We are very pleased with this move to the Goleta Valley Community Center. This location offers residents of Goleta and Isla Vista expanded testing opportunity by proximity to, and ease of access by public transportation,” said Van Do-Reynoso, Santa Barbara County Public Health Director.
When considering getting a test, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department recommends asking yourself the following questions. If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then you should get tested.
- Do you work in a high-risk environment for the transmission of COVID-19?
- Are you an essential worker?
- Do you live or work in a congregate setting?
- Have you had close contact with an individual who has been recently confirmed as having COVID-19?
- Close contact is about 15 minutes, in a closed room less than six feet apart.
- Have you been experiencing any symptoms of illness, different than seasonal allergies? (Cough, runny nose, fatigue, headaches, sore throat, loss of taste, nausea, etc.)
- Has a Public Health Department employee told you to get tested?
If you cannot answer yes to any of these questions, you are considered to be at lower risk for contracting COVID-19 and are not advised to be tested at this time.
Testing at the Goleta site is by appointment only.
For updates and a breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Santa Barbara County, click here.
