JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (Editor's Note: The video above is from a previous report)
Wednesday for the second day in a row, a city-funded Neptune Beach COVID-19 testing site reached capacity shortly after opening.
The site will resume offering tests at 7 a.m. Thursday, according to Telescope Health, which runs the site.
The city of Jacksonville used federal relief money to sponsor the site in the old Kmart shopping center in partnership with Telescope Health. City officials said the demand exhausted the city's initial round of funding.
Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes did not have a dollar figure for continuing the operation but said the administration might bring a request to the City Council at its meeting next Tuesday.
Many area testing sites and pharmacies have reported high demand amid rapidly rising cases of the virus. To search testing locations across Florida, go to floridahealthcovid19.gov/testing-sites. Also, the city's website provides a list of testing sites at jaxready.com/SpecialPages/virus/COVID-19-Testing-Information but notes that availability is subject to change. The sites include:
Operated by Agape Family Health
COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., appointments not required: Clanzel T. Brown Community Center, 4545 Moncrief Road, 32209; Lane Wiley Senior Center, 6710 Wiley Road, 32210.
Operated by Duval Department of Health
COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., appointments not required: Emmett Reed Community Center, 1093 W. Sixth St., 32209; Cuba Hunter Community Center, 4380 Bedford Road, 32207.
Operated by Telescope Health
COVID-19 Testing: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., drive-thru testing, appointments not required: 450 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 32266 (next to the former Kmart).
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These other websites provide testing locations or ways to obtain at-home tests:
bcravey@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4109