Churches To Provide COVID Testing In Southeast Communities Following Tubman Chavez Center Closure

San Diego CA

26 September, 2021

11:46 AM

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By Editor, Times of San Diego September 25, 2021 San Diego County will increase its COVID-19 testing capabilities in communities in southeastern San Diego, focusing on three local churches. With the closing of the Tubman Chavez Community Center, the churches, beginning Sunday, will step up to provide testing sites. The shift ensures residents' continued access to free testing. The move also will expand testing availability from a total of five to seven days among the locations. The following sites, all in San Diego, will provide no-appointment COVID-19 testing: The Tubman Chavez Community Center closed its doors for good Thursday, ahead of next week's groundbreaking for the Southeastern Live Well Center. The center has played a vital role in the response to COVID-19. Since last summer, it has provided 182,082 COVID tests and 5,705 vaccinations. Vaccinations will continue to be available in the area from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, both at the Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Ave., and the Educational Cultural Complex in Mountain View, 4343 Ocean View Blvd. Times of San Diego is an independent online news site covering the San Diego metropolitan area. Our journalists report on politics, crime, business, sports, education, arts, the military and everyday life in San Diego. No subscription is required, and you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with a summary of the latest news.