Rapid COVID Tests Temporarily Unavailable At Bradenton Area Testing Sites: County

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — The free COVID-19 testing sites at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto and in downtown Bradenton at 1301 18th Ave. W. will temporarily offer only PCR tests, Manatee County shared on Facebook Wednesday.

Both sites are open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

A COVID-19 testing site only for Manatee County Schools students and employees and Manatee County workers is also open at Marble Park at 3675 53rd Ave. E. in Bradenton.

Those seeking rapid COVID-19 testing should find additional local testing sites online here, the county said.

Select pharmacies and other health care facilities in Manatee County also offer testing including:

• America's Pharmacy
• CVS
• Ellenton Urgent Care
• MCR Health
• Quest Diagnostics
• Walgreens