COVID-19 Case Numbers throughout Inyo County are on the rise again. As a reminder, anyone who is experiencing symptoms of severe disease should seek care right away.
The COVID-19 vaccines offer the best defense against the virus that causes COVID-19. For info on the COVID-19 vaccine, text your ZIP code to 438829 or visit our vaccine page.
COVID-19 TESTING
Days and Hours of Operation:
Every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
(Closed for Lunch – Noon to 1:00 pm)
Make an appointment in advance to ensure you can be tested:
Inyo County Public Health is offering FREE at-home antigen rapid testing kits for households, while supplies last.
Education Materials are available in English & Spanish.
All County Buildings are closed on:
Friday, December 31, 2021
Bishop:
Public Health Clinic – County Office Building (COB):
Address: 1360 N. Main Street
Pick-up Hours: main building lobby from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Independence:
Health & Human Services Office:
Address: 155 Market Street
Pick-up Hours: from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Lone Pine:
Health & Human Services Office
Address: 310 N. Jackson Street
Pick-up Hours: from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tecopa: COMING SOON
Tecopa HHS Community Center – details to follow
Other Pick-Up Locations:
ESTA – available by request
Get the Most out of Masking
Consistent and correct mask use by everyone is important:
Poor Fitting Mask: A poor fitting mask is not effective. If there are gaps between the face and mask, such as above the nose or at the sides, air that has virus particles can easily leak in or out around the sides of the mask.
Good Fitting Mask: An effective and well fitted mask has no gaps between the face and mask. Good fit forces the air that you breathe out and breathe in to go through the mask and be filtered. Good filtration blocks the virus particles from going through the mask itself.
Regardless of the mask type,
it is only effective if it is worn over your mouth and nose.
Making an appointment in advance is highly recommended; walk-in appointments may be limited or unavailable. If a clinic is not showing any more available appointments on a certain day/time then all available appointments are booked; a different day/time might be available.
The winter holidays may impact clinic hours and appointment availability.
Positive COVID-19 Cases: 2,706 (+29 increase over 12/27/21 update)
Active COVID-19 Cases: 82
Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths: 49 (+1 increase over 12/27/21 update)
For the Inyo County case demographics, currently the age group 0-17 has 15 active cases. Ages 18-49 has 44 active cases, ages 50-64 has 11 active cases, and ages 65+ has 12 active cases. 33 of those cases are male and 49 are female.
66 of these cases occur in North County (north of and including Big Pine), 15 are from South County (south of and including Independence), and 1 is from East County (east of Lone Pine). 0 are unreported or missing data concerning location.
