Kelly Hayes
St. Petersburg is opening a new COVID-19 testing site on Wednesday at Pinellas Community Church.
The testing center is in one of the hardest-hit ZIP codes, 33712, which has had 756 cases recorded so far.
Pinellas County has more than a dozen testing sites spread around the county and has recorded 15,541 cases as of Tuesday.
One of the county’s major goals has been to lower the positivity rate, which is the percentage of tests that come back positive. St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman set the goal at 5%, and while the positivity rate in the county continues to fall, the seven-day average remains at around 7.5%.
The new testing site will be open Wednesday and is free to the public. No referral or symptoms are required to obtain a test. Pinellas County residents can make an appointment by calling 833-697-4352.
The site will be open through Saturday, and appointments are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Other testing sites in Pinellas County include:
— Duke Energy for the Arts Mahaffey Theater.
— Department of Health-Pinellas (DOH-P).
— Baycare at Tropicana Field Lot 2.
— Community Health Centers of Pinellas (CHCP) at Clearwater, Pinellas Park, and Johnnie Ruth Clarke Center.
— AFC Urgent Care at Clearwater, Pinellas Park, Seminole, and Tyrone/St. Petersburg.
— Doctor’s Urgent Care in Palm Harbor.
One comment
kyle nelson
August 1, 2020 at 3:33 pm
Not a single car in the parking lot at 2:30 Saturday. Really important to have another center open. Looks like it was a good presser for local GOV’rs.
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