COVID-19 Testing

Irvine residents and employees can get tested using the Orange County Health Care Agency's in-home testing kits. Free, at-home COVID-19 tests are available through the White House for every household in the U.S. Tests can be ordered online at covidtests.gov. 

Orange County at-home testing kit

White House at-home testing Kit

Testing Opportunities

City of Irvine

Other City Testing Locations
View a map of COVID-19 testing locations throughout the City of Irvine. 

State of California

Beginning January 18 free, at-home COVID-19 tests will be available through the White House for every household in the U.S. The tests can be ordered online at covidtests.gov. Each household is limited to four tests. 

COVID-19 at-home Testing Kit

COVID-19 Testing Sites in California

County of Orange

Orange County Testing Sites

At-Home-Testing for Orange County & City of Irvine residents

OC COVID-19 Testing Network Information

Rite Aid 

COVID-19 testing is available at Rite Aid locations throughout Orange County. Free testing is available for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients who are 18 and older. You must make an appointment to get tested. Visit the Rite Aid website for more information. 
 

The City of Irvine is home to a number of hospitals and healthcare facilities that offer COVID-19 testing. 

All in One Health 

All in One Health provides rapid antigen testing with same-day results in 20 minutes, RT-PCR tests with results in 24-72 hours, and Antibody blood tests, to test for past virus exposure. Please visit allinone.health for more information and to schedule a test. 

Hoag Hospital  

Hoag is using its expertise to address the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, treat patients, protect visitors and staff, and provide up-to-date information to the public. If you believe you have coronavirus, please visit Hoag Urgent Care or call 949-791-3000. 

Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser offers e-visits and online assessments. Southern California members can get answers to general questions about COVID-19 by calling our new information line at 1-877-813-7297, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., 7 days a week. Visit their website for more information. 

Kwokman Diagnostics

Kwokman Diagnostics provides same-day COVID-19 testing at their location in Irvine. Please visit their website for more information on how to get tested. Please contact bookings@kwokmandiagnostics.com or call 949-891-0895 if you have questions throughout the booking process. 

Premium Health

Premium Health provides COVID-19 testing at their location in Irvine at 22 Odyssey. Drive-thru, at-home, and self-test kits are available for the community. Please visit preminumhealth.us/covid-19 to learn more and book an appointment. All locations for testing can be found here. 

Stanbridge University Testing

Stanbridge University has partnered with Curative to provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Testing is quick and easy with no out of pocket cost. Curative’s test is quick, simple-to-use, painless, and self-collected. Patients will receive test results within 48 hours via text or email. To learn more and to register for an appointment, visit: curative.com. Stanbridge University is located at 2041 Business Center Drive, Irvine. 

UC Irvine

UCI Health infectious disease experts are assisting with statewide and national efforts to track the outbreak and contain the spread of COVID-19, or novel coronavirus. UCI’s Patient Access Center: 714 456-7002. Testing is conducted at the UCI Medical Center or at the Gottschalk Testing Center at the Irvine campus. 

Who should be tested

Not everyone needs to be tested for COVID-19. Here is some information that might help in making decisions about seeking care or testing.

  • Most people have mild illness and are able to recover at home.
  • There is no treatment specifically approved for this virus.
  • Testing results may be helpful to inform decision-making about who you come in contact with.

CDC has guidance for who should be tested, but decisions about testing are at the discretion of state and local health departments and/or individual clinicians.

  • Clinicians should work with their state and local health departments to coordinate testing through public health laboratories, or work with clinical or commercial laboratories.

How to get tested

If you have symptoms of COVID-19 and want to get tested, try calling your state or local health department or a medical provider. While supplies of these tests are increasing, it may still be difficult to find a place to get tested.

What to do after you are tested

  • If you test positive for COVID-19, see If You Are Sick or Caring for Someone.
  • If you test negative for COVID-19, you probably were not infected at the time your specimen was collected. However, that does not mean you will not get sick. It is possible that you were very early in your infection at the time of your specimen collection and that you could test positive later, or you could be exposed later and then develop illness. In other words, a negative test result does not rule out getting sick later.

CDC expects that widespread transmission of COVID-19 in the United States will occur. In the coming months, most of the U.S. population will be exposed to this virus. You should continue to practice all the protective measures recommended to keep yourself and others free from illness. See How to Protect Yourself.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are laboratory tests that can identify the virus that causes COVID-19 in respiratory specimens. State and local public health departments have received tests from CDC while medical providers are getting tests developed by commercial manufacturers.