![]() Metro Health said it’s new no-cost testing sites will be stationed at the Alamo Colleges District Support Operations Building, Palo Alto College and St. Gude said the network of Texas MedClinics is also dealing with a 15% decrease in staff members due to their own COVID-19 issues.ĪLSO ON KSAT.COM: Where to get a COVID-19 vaccine in San Antonio “The testing that we’re doing along with the sick, you know, the ill people and injured people that we’re seeing - we are seeing as many as we possibly can, and we’re having at some point in the day to say ‘We can’t add anymore. And some spots are reaching their capacity for other patients, too. David Gude, chief operating officer of Texas MedClinic, which also offers COVID testing, estimates their San Antonio locations handle between 1,200 and 1,500 tests per day. The new testing sites come as demand surges at no-cost and private sites throughout Bexar County.ĭr. Demand for testing surges across Bexar County See more of today’s COVID-19 statistics and city resources for the public here. Metro Health’s dashboard shows there are 11% of staffed beds available and 65% of ventilators available. There are 569 COVID patients in local hospitals, with 134 in ICU and 48 on ventilators. There were also seven new deaths reported Wednesday, bringing the total to nine deaths over the past seven days. Metro Health’s COVID-19 dashboard showed an increase of 2,757 new cases, with a 7-day moving average of 2,875. The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District said the omicron variant had led to a three-fold increase in daily cases of COVID-19. Testing centers do not ask for your immigration status, and the privacy of your health care information is protected by law.SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio will be adding three new COVID-19 testing sites through a partnership with Community Labs to address testing capacity and wait times that some have said lasted hours. If I test positive for COVID-19, will I be deported? Interpreters for other languages are available by phone. Testing sites and the city’s COVID-19 call center have staff who can speak Spanish. ![]() Identification is required to prove your identity, but the testing sites will accept forms of ID issued by a foreign government, such as a passport or matricula consular, according to the city’s website.Īre interpreters available at testing sites? Can I get tested?Īll San Antonio residents can receive a COVID-19 test regardless of immigration status. I am an immigrant and do not have health insurance. If you do not have health insurance, view this list of free testing sites. The cost for testing should be covered by most insurance plans or through government-sponsored programs. Both PCR and antigen tests are available online.Ĭity-run, Curative COVID-19 testing sites will be closed Dec. You can also buy home tests online, though cost varies and can be more than $100 for some tests. These rapid antigen tests are less accurate than PCR tests, so Metro Health suggests repeat testing. ![]() Those tests yield results in 10-15 minutes although there is a chance of user error, Metro Health says. Home tests are sold for $20-25 in drug stores and grocery stores in San Antonio. Results take 1-3 days, but same-day PCR tests are available at Curative American Legion and Pittman-Sullivan sites. The city has a list of no-cost community testing sites, most of which require an appointment. What testing options do I have in San Antonio? Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing.If you’re not sure where to start with testing, you can take the City of San Antonio’s self-screening quiz to see if you need a test. Officials also recommend getting tested 5 days after an exposure to a person who tested positive for COVID-19 or as soon as you develop symptoms. Metro Health recommends getting tested before attending large gatherings or visiting older friends and relatives. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration plans to buy a half-billion at-home test kits and will mail them to people who want them, beginning in January. San Antonio Metropolitan Health District recommends vaccination and booster shots, if eligible. Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the United States, and with winter holidays approaching, health experts in San Antonio have advice for protecting against the new variant. For a full list of questions and answers about COVID-19, visit the city’s website. These answers are provided by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. ![]()
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