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San Francisco Opens Mass Testing Web site In SoMa Amid Delta Variant Surge – CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco health officials announced that a mass testing site for COVID-19 will open in the south of the city’s market on Wednesday as cases increase due to the Delta variant.

The 7th and Brannan Street location will have the capacity to run up to 500 tests per day and offer drive-thru and walk-up services, officials said. The website results would be available within 24 to 48 hours.

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The SFDPH said the website will only be operational by appointment, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. The general public can make appointments but are encouraged to get tests from their health care provider first or to purchase rapid home tests.

“We are responding to this fourth surge in COVID-19 by doing what we know works best – and that is vaccinations, indoor masking, and further expanding our testing capabilities with this new, high-volume test facility” said Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said in a statement.

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On August 8, the seven-day average of new cases in San Francisco was 225 per day as the Delta variant drives rising cases, mostly among the unvaccinated. On June 15, when the state fully reopened its economy, the seven-day average was 10.

“We know the most important thing people can do to protect themselves and their friends and family is vaccination, but with the Delta variant here and cases at a higher level than we’d like, testing remains an important one Part of our strategy to slow the spread of this virus, ”Mayor London told Breed on Monday.

Officials said the new test site brings the city’s current testing capacity to about 5,000 tests per day.

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For dates on the SoMa site and other city-run testing sites, see sf.gov/gettested.

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