Napa County Opens Coronavirus Testing To All Residents, Workers

NAPA COUNTY, CA — Coronavirus testing is now available to anyone who lives or works in Napa County, whether they have COVID-19 symptoms or are symptom-free, county officials announced Wednesday.

"This is a major expansion of local community testing through the collaboration recently announced by Gavin Newsom with Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) and the Verily life sciences research organization," Napa County Spokesperson Elizabeth Scott said.

Testing is conducted by appointment only, Monday through Saturday.

Any Napa County resident or member of the community workforce seeking to be tested for the virus must first set up an appointment online or by calling the county at 707-253-4540 — bilingual staff is available — Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and noon, and 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Registration by phone is encouraged for residents who: are younger than 18; received a rejection notification from the online screen process; or are requesting testing for more than one member of a household, such as their children.

Walk-ins are not permitted and community members must provide their appointment confirmation information when they arrive at the site.

"Entry to the testing site open only to people in four-wheel, closed-top, non-commercial, non-recreational vehicles," Scott said.

Regarding the State/Core/Verily testing collaboration with Napa County Public Health, Scott said it came about when community members Rob and Lydia Mondavi reached out to members of the CORE Response Team in an effort to expand testing to Napa County’s farmworker community.

"Ms. Mondavi engaged local physician Dr. Ingrid Hohimer McNicoll and the Napa Valley Vintners in this effort," Scott said.

Testing For Kaiser Permanente Members

Residents or members of the county workforce who have Kaiser Permanente health insurance should contact Kaiser before going through the County/Core/Verily testing process, Scott said.

Kaiser members may call their advice nurse line at 707-651-1025 or go to Kaiser online to schedule an appointment.

Calistoga Residents

The city of Calistoga informed its residents through a Nixle message Thursday that the testing is currently only available in Napa.

"The City of Calistoga continues to work with Napa County Public Health Officials to establish an Up-Valley mobile test site," the city said. "This is a work in progress but currently the only test location is in Napa. As things change we will keep you informed."

The city of Calistoga also noted the test currently available is not an antibody test to determine whether a person previously carried the virus or are immune to it.

Coronavirus Cases In Napa County

As of Thursday, the total number of coronavirus cases in Napa County was 75. The county has seen two coronavirus-related deaths, and has 26 residents currently hospitalized for the COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

Here's the breakddown of the number cases by city/community (as of Thursday afternoon):

• Napa: 48
• American Canyon: 13
• Unincorporated East Napa area: 3
• Pope Valley area: 2
• Unincorporated county area between Yountville and St. Helena: 2
• Unincorporated West Napa and Yountville area: 2
• Town of Yountville: 2
• Unincorporated county area between St. Helena and Calistoga: 1
• City of Calistoga: 1
• City of St. Helena: 1

Community members can find more information about Napa County’s COVID-19 testing at Countyofnapa.org/2776/COVID-19-Testing.