DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — Telescope Health’s COVID-19 testing site in Neptune Beach has reached capacity for the remainder of the day on Tuesday.
The site announced it had reached capacity at 7:05 via Twitter, just five minutes after it opened.
Telescope Health workers tell Action News Jax the site will distribute 250 tests today.
Action News Jax saw vehicles lining up since around 4 a.m. to get tested.
The parking lot off Atlantic Boulevard quickly filled up, with one line against the sidewalk leading to the testing site, and eight adjacent rows of vehicles waiting to get their turn.
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The site stopped allowing vehicles to enter the parking lot at around 6:30 a.m., in order to evaluate how many individuals inside each car needed testing.
Telescope Health is now advising the public that its Neptune Beach site will re-open on Wednesday, January 5, at 7 a.m.