Florida shuts test sites due to tropical storm

All state-supported drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing sites will be closed until Tuesday morning due to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaias.

The sites include Hard Rock Stadium, Marlins Park, Miami Beach Convention Center and

Tropical Park in

Miami-Dade; CB

Smith Park, Mitchell Moore Park,

War Memorial and

Sawgrass Mills in

Broward; and Town

Center at Boca

Raton Mall and

Florida Atlantic

University in Palm Beach County

Florida’s health department says it is taking this action “out of an abundance of caution” to keep staff at the sites safe and because it takes time to dismantle and set back up testing sites.