COVID-19 testing super site opens at OC Fair & Event Center

Mayor Katrina Foley joined County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel, County Supervisor Andrew Do and members of 360 Clinic to welcome the addition of the new COVID-19 testing super site at the OC Fair & Event Center.

Also at the event was County of Orange, California CEO Frank Kim and County Public Health Officer Clayton Chau and Costa Mesa Mayor Pro-Tem John Stephens, Assistant City Manager Susan Price and Congressman Harley Rouda.

The new super site, a joint venture between the City of Costa Mesa, the County of Orange and 360 Clinic, is the second largest in the state next to Dodger Stadium and will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is expected to test 500 people a day in the first week. Tests will be available by appointment only at https://occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/supersite and for individuals prioritized for testing by the California Department of Public Health:

• People with symptoms

• Close contacts with people known to have COVID-19

• Healthcare workers, first responders

• Residents and employees of congregate living facilities

• Essential workers (grocery store, food supply, utility workers, public employees and teachers)

There will be an express lane for first responders at the super site.

The public can enter the Fairgrounds through Gate 4 and a traffic plan has been put in place with electronic signs at the 55 Freeway Fair Drive exit as well as at the corners of Fair Drive and Fairview Avenue and at the corner of Fairview and Arlington to guide those entering the fairgrounds testing site.