Health & Fitness

Pinellas County Opens Free Coronavirus Testing Site

As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a no-appointment testing site opened in Pinellas County on Monday, Aug. 9.

As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a no-appointment testing site opened in Pinellas County on Monday, Aug. 9, to meet the additional demand.
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a no-appointment testing site opened in Pinellas County on Monday, Aug. 9, to meet the additional demand. (DOH-Pinellas )

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a no-appointment testing site opened in Pinellas County on Monday, Aug. 9, to meet the additional demand.

COVID-19 antigen testing will be available at no cost from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week (until further notice), at the Center for Health Equity, 2333 34th St. S., St. Petersburg.

Testing will be at no cost to the client, who may be asked for health insurance information. Those without health insurance will not be turned away. The test site is operated and managed by CDR Maguire, not the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County.

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For information about this CDR Maguire test site, call 850-583-2419.

There are also CVS, Walgreens and urgent care clinics providing testing in Pinellas. They are listed on the Pinellas County site here for easy reference.

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DOH-Pinellas continues to encourage everyone who has not received a COVID-19 vaccination to get protected as soon as possible. Vaccination remains the most effective defense from COVID-19.

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