“They will come to the health departments and they will come to some of the pharmacies in the community, but they can do very few,” Bencie said. State officials attributed the closure of the sites to low demand, according to an email newsletter from the city of Sarasota. However, the state-run testing site at the Bradenton Area Convention Center is still conducting between 800 to 1,000 tests a day and seeing “well over” 10% positivity rates on the rapid tests, according to Bencie. The three local COVID-19 testing sites that will close are at the convention center on 1 Haben Boulevard in Palmetto, which will close Saturday; the walk-up testing site at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34th Street in Sarasota, which will end Friday; and the drive-through site at 5400 Bradenton Road at the Sarasota Kennel Club, which will close on Sunday.