With COVID-19 and Omicron cases spiking in Houston and Harris County and the threat level raised to orange, locals are scrambling for testing sites — and coming up short. The City of Houston is stepping up with the announcement that its various testing sites are open and accepting patients.

Houston Health Department-affiliated COVID-19 testing sites are open across the city with capacity to test at least 19,000 people daily. Those interested can visit HoustonHealth.org or call 832-393-4220 to find a nearby free testing site. The City notes in a press release that the website will update should individual sites reach capacity.

Testing and vaccination at Houston Health Department-affiliated sites is free and does not require proof of residency, citizenship, or insurance.

Houston Health Department
Houston Health Department testing sites are open until 5 pm on Wednesday, December 22 and 9 am to 5 pm Thursday, December 23 from 9 am to 5 pm. Notably, these sites do not require appointments; appointments are available via www.hhdvaccinations.org or by calling 832-393-4220. Each site can handle approximately 250 daily tests.

• Acres Homes Multi-Service Center, 6719 W. Montgomery Rd, 77091
• Hiram Clark Multi-Service Center, 3810 Fuqua St, 77045
• Magnolia Multi-Service Center, 7037 Capitol St., 77011
• Southwest Multi-Service Center, 6400 High Star Dr. 77074

Curative
Appointments for Curative walk-up testing kiosks are available at curative.com with walk-ups welcome. These sites are open from 8 am to 6 pm through Thursday, December 23 — unless otherwise noted. Curatives sites can handle approximately 800 tests each, per the company.

• Beltway South, 11601 S. Sam Houston Pkwy, 77089
• Fe Y Justicia Worker Center, 1209 James St., 77009
• First Transit, 5555 Deauville Plaza Dr., 77092
• Hearthstone Corners Shopping Center, 6016 Highway 6 North, 77084
• Hermann Park (Miller Outdoor Theatre), 6000 Hermann Park Dr., 77030
• Jones Square, 10955 FM 1960 West, 77070
• Maplewood, 5645 Beechnut, 77096
• Memorial Drive-Presbyterian Church, 11612 Memorial Drive, 77024
• METRO Fallbrook, 111 Fallbrook Dr., 77038
• METRO Fannin South, 1604 W. Belfort Blvd., 77054
• METRO Hiram Clark, 4175 Uptown Dr., 77045
• METRO Kashmere, 5700 Eastex Fwy., 77026
• METRO Polk, 5700 Polk St., 77023
• METRO West, 11555 Westpark Dr., 77082
• Northshore Shopping Center, 1238 Uvalde Rd., 77015
• Orange Grove Parking Lot, 10225 Almeda Genoa Rd., 77075
• Tanglewilde Center, 9529 Westheimer, 77063
• Telephone Road Center Kiosk, 3337 Telephone Rd., 77023
• University of Houston-Downtown, 201 Girard St., 77002
• University of St. Thomas, 1300 Richmond Ave. 77006 (9 am– 5 pm)
• Vida City Church, 1300 W. Mount Houston Rd., 77038 (9 am–5 pm)

United Memorial Medical Center
These sites do not require appointments and are open from 8 am to 3 pm through Friday, December 24. Visit ummcscreening.com/testing-locations for additional UMMC sites not listed below. UMMC sites have capacity for approximately 550 daily tests, per a release.

• Houston Community College - Southeast Campus, 6815 Rustic, St., 77087
• PlazAmericas, 7500 Bellaire Blvd., 77036
• United Memorial Medical Center, 510 W Tidwell Rd., 77091