A Long Wait Anticipated at Pinellas COVID-19 Testing Sites

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – As of 9 a.m. Friday, the Tropicana field COVID-19 testing site had over an hour wait. Pinellas County officials at the site anticipate long wait times will continue throughout the day and on Saturday.

Tests are available at a number of sites throughout the county at no cost to residents. A list of many of those testing sites is available at https://covid19.pinellascounty.org/testing/.

Tropicana Field testing site is open Tuesdays – Saturdays 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Rapid testing is available on site. However, residents are urged to know what type of test they need before heading to the site. Many employers, airlines, travel businesses etc. require the regularly offered PCR test.

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