LA’s Mobile COVID-19 Testing Units To Target High-Risk Areas This Week Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) Los Angeles will deploy its five mobile coronavirus testing teams to locations in predominantly Black and Latino communities in the East San Fernando Valley and South Los Angeles where COVID-19 infections nearly doubled in early December.
The teams will be in the areas starting Tuesday and stay there through the end of the week.
The city’s mobile testing program, which launched in April, can test more than 1,000 people per day, with or without an appointment.
The East Valley accounted for 26% of all new cases citywide for the week ending December 4, and South L.A. comprised 19%, officials said. The numbers exceed the areas’ share of the general population.
The Mayor s Office utilizes countywide case data to spot changes in infection trends across 139 neighborhoods in the city. These figures inform the deployment of mobile testing units and the identification of locations for new permanent testing sites.
The city s mobile testing program was launched in April. Each mobile team, composed of members of the Los Angeles Fire Department and Community Organized Relief Effort, can test more than 1,000 people per day, with or without an appointment.
The East Valley accounted for 26% of all new cases citywide for the week ending December 4, and South LA comprised 19%, officials said. These numbers exceed the areas share of the general population.