After opening in December to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, the Orange County Convention Center is wrapping up its operations Friday.

By the end of May 26th, the mass vaccination site at the convention center will close.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Convention Center Executive Director Mark Tester said more than a dozen conventions and events have relocated to the OCCC, with a busy summer ahead. According to Tester, spring and summer sporting events at the convention center are estimated to bring in about $123 million with more than 95,000 attendees. Keep in mind, while events and conferences are underway, the convention center is still a regional COVID-19 testing site and vaccination center. The convention center has also undergone some renovations, deep cleaning and reorganization. Tester said he is expecting the convention center to go back to full capacity sometime in June or July.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Officials announced changes to the coronavirus state testing site in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center. This helps health workers when temps hit 100 degrees or when it rains. COVID-19 tests and antibody tests are free and anyone can get one. The DOH has also reported 41,374 hospitalizations and 12,642 COVID-19 deaths. Health officials said 4.9 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in the state.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Around 12,000 athletes are expected to make their way to Orange County as the Amateur Athletic Union 2020 Junior National Volleyball Championship gets underway Tuesday at the Orange County Convention Center. The industry is starting to come back and there is pent up demand.News 6 went inside the Convention Center area where the athletes are set to compete in matches beginning on Wednesday. Our goal is to host the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships with all necessary containment and mitigation measures in place. We have worked closely with the Convention Center and Orange County on its timely sanitation GBAC STAR accreditation, healthcare collaboration with Orlando Health and physical distancing and CDC protocols to ensure a clean, safe and healthy environment for players, coaches and chaperones. Demings said the team used two days at the convention center to analyze space, where 500 beds could be set up to help hospitals if they start exceeding capacity.