Santa Clara Co. offering free at-home COVID tests to residents; here's what you need to know

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Appointments to pick up the tests opened up Friday. The tests are to be given to those who live, work or go to school in Santa Clara County.

county website"Through this system 15,000 appointment slots will be available and each individual will receive four tests per appointment," said Megan Doyle, Deputy County Executive.Some health experts say free at-home COVID tests are too little, too late

"People who recently tested positive for the virus and have met criteria for leaving isolation based on CDC guidelines but may need a negative test to do so," said Dr. Jennifer Tong, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

 

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