SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A COVID-19 rapid testing kit event ended early in Seminole County after thousands queued for free tests.
The event started at 10 a.m. Wednesday and supplies were depleted in 15 minutes, officials said.
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Health officials said they made nearly 11,000 at-home test kits available during the event.
The event is over, but there’s still a line of cars miles long snaking through Lake Mary for free take home testing kits. Seminole Co officials say they handed out nearly 11000 kits in about 15 minutes! https://t.co/oPWicjIaaD pic.twitter.com/OLzy7wyHSx
— Q McCray (@QMcCrayWFTV) December 29, 2021
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Officials said they turned away people who joined the queue once supplies ran dry.
They said there are no additional distribution events scheduled at this time.
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County leaders said they would schedule distribution events as more kits are made available to the county
Channel 9′s Q McCray said traffic was a mess in Lake Mary as thousands of people made their way to the Seminole State Sanford/Lake Mary campus to pick up a free at-home testing kit.
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We just confirmed that they ran out of testing kits. The event is over. https://t.co/X1pY3meWLZ
— Q McCray (@QMcCrayWFTV) December 29, 2021
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