Coronavirus testing site opening in Cathedral City

Residents will be able to get tested for coronavirus in Cathedral City starting Monday, May 18, the Cathedral City Fire Department announced on Thursday.

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A walk-in clinic will be set up at the Cathedral City Library located at 33520 Date Palm Drive. Testing will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You can set up an appointment by calling (800)945-6171. Schedulers speak both English and Spanish.

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When a patient arrives, staff will confirm their information and complete the test. All residents will receive a contact from the County EOC regarding their results.

Staff will ask for insurance information. According to the city's news release, this is because all insurance companies will for pay for their client's testing due to the CARES Act.

Testing is free for those without insurance as well.

There are multiple testing sites in the Coachella Valley You can find the nearest testing site near you here: 
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Nearby/index.html?appid=43118dc0d5d348d8ab20a81967a15401

The following locations will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. by appointment only:

• Mecca Boys and Girls Club
  91391 66th Ave
  Mecca, Ca
• Moses Schaffer Community Center
  21565 Steele Peak
  Perris, CA 92570
• Mead Valley Community Center
  21091 Rider St.
  Perris, CA 92570
• Jurupa Valley Fleet Center 
  5293 Mission Boulevard
  Riverside, CA 92509
• Nellie Weaver Hall
  3737 Crestview
  Norco, CA 92860

The following locations will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

• Lozano Community Center
  12-800 West Arroyo
  Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
• Noble Creek Community Center
  390 W. Oak Valley Parkway
  Beaumont, CA 92223
• Valle Vista Community Center
  43935 E. Acacia Ave.
  Hemet, CA 92544

To schedule a testing appointment, call (833) 624-1097.

There are other testing sites in Indio, Blythe, Perris, Riverside, and Lake Elsinore. Testing is available to all residents, even those without symptoms.

Call 800-945-6171 to set up an appointment.

To set up an appointment at the Coachella testing site, located at 85365 Dillon Road, call (833) 624-1097.

Symptoms

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Chills
• Repeated shaking with chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC.

You can call the Centers for Disease Control with any questions at 211 and 800–CDC –INFO (800 – 232 – 4636).

If you want to be seen at Eisenhower Health, call their 24-hour coronavirus hotline first at 760-837-8988 or 760-TEST988. Avoid the spread of this illness.