The COVID-19 testing clinic at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast Campus will be closed today due to forecasted rain from the latest winter storm, the city announced.

Appointments from PCC will be be moved over to Veterans Stadium or the Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park, according to the city.

Upon arrival, those with appointments at PCC should let the registration team know of their original appointment location and provide the confirmation number given at the time of scheduling, according to a statement from the city.

With the recent COVID-19 surge across Los Angeles County and Long Beach and such high demands in COVID-19 tests, city officials urge everyone that makes an appointment to arrive on time to ensure that operations at the clinics can run smoothly.

Veterans Stadium’s testing clinic will not be offering a drive-thru option today. Instead, staff onsite will direct people with appointments only on where to go to receive their test. If the rain clears, normal clinic operations will continue.

While not required, appointments are strongly encouraged at the Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center testing clinic at Houghton Park due to the high demand.

Here is today’s testing and vaccination schedule:

Testing Schedule

  • Veterans Stadium, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Vaccination Schedule

  • El Dorado Park West (2800 N. Studebaker Road), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to  6:30 p.m.
  • Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The city recently announced a modified holiday schedule for COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinics.

On Friday, Dec. 31, the only testing sites that will be open are PCC and the Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All vaccine sites will be closed. On Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, all vaccine and testing sites will be closed.

This holiday season, the Department of Public Health has asked residents to scale down New Year’s plans by limiting gatherings to a very small number of people where everyone is fully vaccinated and boosted if eligible.

Long Beach reported 449 new cases on Tuesday. Dec. 28—the highest number since August, when the delta variant ripped through the region. The numbers for Wednesday have not been updated.

Seven new COVID-19 related deaths were also recently reported by the city, one of the highest increases since the winter surge at the beginning of the year.

According to the Health Department, 65% of Long Beach residents have been fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, 72.6% have received at least one dose.

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