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Long lines at South Bay COVID-19 testing centers
Some wait for hours to get tested
Long lines at South Bay COVID testing centers
and last updated 2020-12-10 19:18:18-05
CHULA VISTA, Calif., (KGTV) â More and more San Diegans are rushing to get tested for COVID-19, but the wait times at some South Bay locations are hours long.
Cars wrapped around the South Chula Vista Library as hundreds of people are waited to be tested for the coronavirus. Testing is just something that we all need to be doing regularly right now, Nancy Maldonado, CEO of the Chicano Federation, said.
Recently, the lines and wait times at the county s free testing sites have been getting longer, especially in the South Bay. Maldonado says this area is home to many Hispanic or Latino San Diegans who have front line jobs, with greater exposure to the virus.