Covid Clinic Surpasses 6.8 Million COVID Tests Administered Across the US

Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Services Provider Rises to Meet 800% Increase in Testing Demand at the Height of the Omicron Variant; Now Available in 23 States, Covid Clinic Continues to Provide Key Services in Fight Against Virus

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covid Clinic, a nationwide network of COVID-19 testing sites operated by dedicated, caring individuals and healthcare workers, today announced that since May 2020 and following the 2021 holiday season into the early Q1 2022 Omicron surge, it has administered more than 6.8 million tests to more than 2.8 million individuals. Covid Clinic and its growing team managed an average 800% increase in testing demand across the U.S., with highs of 900% in many locations at the height of the Omicron variant surge. Both travel and in-person gatherings during the most recent holiday season were also major variables in the spike.

As people waited in line at testing locations across the country, Covid Clinic rose to meet the challenge by expanding to five more states since October 2021, including Kentucky, North Carolina, Idaho, Louisiana, and Missouri, while converting sites from drive-thru to walk-up on the fly to improve traffic flow and alleviate congestion.

“Although many states are easing their COVID-19 protocols, including mask mandates, testing remains paramount as Americans learn to live with the virus and return to everyday activities, in-person events and classrooms en masse,” said Dr. Matt Abinante, CEO of Covid Clinic. “We will continue to monitor variants, surges and case rates and respond accordingly. Although cases and hospitalizations are trending down in the U.S., we’re seeing spikes in Asia and Europe. It’s important to remain vigilant.”

According to the CDC, since the onset of the pandemic the Coronavirus has claimed more than 950,000 lives in the United States.

Since the emergence of the pandemic in the United States, Covid Clinic has administered a wide variety of tests including Rapid Antibody, Rapid Antigen, and Rapid PCR, Expedited PCR via 200+ public and private locations across 23 states nationwide, including 60 schools across the country.

About Covid Clinic

Covid Clinic is a nationwide network of COVID-19 testing sites that started as a grassroots effort to step into the community health breach as the global pandemic began to ravage the United States in March of 2020. This undertaking, spearheaded by a group of caring individuals and healthcare workers in Southern California, started with next to nothing to begin testing patients in the community. Covid Clinic now has locations in 23 states across the United States and provides a comprehensive and robust suite of COVID-19 tests for patients of all ages. Covid Clinic’s dedicated, caring staff has administered more than 6.8 million tests in the fight against COVID-19, and helped communities heal and stop the spread of the virus. Beyond COVID-19 testing, Covid Clinic plans to continue their community healthcare outreach efforts and expand their future testing offerings to include drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, and diseases such as tuberculosis, especially in underserved communities.

Clinic’s available tests include Rapid Antibody, Rapid Antigen, Rapid COVID 19 + Flu Antigen Combo, and COVID-19 Molecular NAAT. In addition, Covid Clinic offers collection services for Rapid PCR, Expedited PCR, and Respiratory Pathogen Panel, which are sent to CLIA certified third party laboratories for processing. The rapid COVID tests offered by Covid Clinic all have an Emergency Use Authorization issued by the FDA. Covid Clinic’s testing sites are CLIA-compliant. Sites are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Virginia, with more locations planned to open in the near future.