Heckscher State Park COVID testing site closes early after reaching capacity
The facility started testing at 8 a.m. and the park closed the line by 9 a.m. because it reached capacity.
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Dec 29, 2021, 10:50 AM
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Updated 850 days ago
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new COVID-19 testing site at Heckscher State Park was forced to close early
Wednesday because of high demand.
The
facility started testing at 8 a.m. and the park closed the line by 9
a.m. because it reached capacity.
The
county-run testing site opened Wednesday on a first come, first served basis.
News 12 is told it has the capacity for 1,000 tests.
Some
people say they were waiting for nearly six hours as two more CityMD
locations in Suffolk closed due to staffing issues.
Two
state-run testing sites also opened Wednesday to help meet the demand. Those
are by appointment only.
Click here for the online portal to schedule an appointment.
They are located at IBEW Local 25 in Hauppauge and Kennedy
Memorial Park in Hempstead.
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