Beginning Saturday, Oct. 2, only one of the two no-cost, no-appointment COVID-19 testing sites in Pinellas will be open on weekends.

The longest-running site at the Center for Health Equity, 2333 34th St. S., St. Petersburg, will close on Saturdays, beginning on Oct. 2. The test site’s hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, with the last clients processed at 4:30 p.m.

The additional site at 7150 114th Ave., Largo, will continue to offer testing on weekends. The Mid-County testing site will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until further notice. The last clients are also processed at 4:30 p.m.

Although testing is provided at no cost, bring insurance information. Both sites are operated by CDR Maguire and offer rapid and PCR testing.

There are other testing locations in Pinellas at pharmacies and urgent care clinics. For a list, go to https://covid19.pinellascounty.org/testing/. Before making appointments for testing at those sites, ask about cost.

Vaccines remain your best protection from the serious effects of COVID-19. They are provided at many locations in Pinellas. To find the vaccination site most convenient to you, go to www.vaccines.gov or call (800) 232-0233.

For more information about DOH-Pinellas, go to www.PinellasHealth.com and follow us on Twitter @HealthyPinellas.

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