COVID Testing Site Moved To Tropicana Field Parking Lot

Press release from the Pinellas County Government:

• The COVID-19 testing site at the Mahaffey Theater has relocated to Tropicana Field parking lot 2
• Tropicana Field site will run Tuesdays – Saturdays 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., starting Wednesday Oct. 7
• Testing remains free with no symptoms needed
• Antibody testing will not be available

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing site will open at the Tropicana Field parking lot 2 in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

COVID-19 testing will be available at Tropicana Field parking lot 2 Tuesdays – Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lot 2 is located on the west side of the stadium off 16th Street South.

The drive-thru testing remains free and residents do not need symptoms to be tested. Testing will be administered on a first-come first-served basis. Walk-up testing will be available. Masks are still required and there remains a limit of four people per car.

Pinellas County and partner agencies shifted the community testing operations from the Mahaffey site to the Tropicana Field parking lot in anticipation of the Grand Prix.

The state-run antibody testing at the Mahaffey ended with the site closure and will not be available at the Tropicana Field lot.

Numerous testing locations are available throughout the county, many at no cost to patients. Several locations offer evening hours. The list is available at https://covid19.pinellascounty.org/testing/

For more information about the county’s response to COVID-19, including comprehensive resources for finding other types of local assistance and a dashboard of relevant, up-to-date statistics, visit www.PinellasCounty.org/Covid19.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.