WESTPORT — An hour after school officials emailed a registration link to local students and their families to sign up for a COVID-19 testing clinic Monday, the appointment slots were completely full.

Supt. of Schools Thomas Scarice, who at 12:30 p.m. Sunday issued an email with the registration link to book appointments for the clinic Monday at the Staples High School fieldhouse, at 1:38 p.m. sent an email stating that no more appointments were available.

“We know that this limited space clinic does not meet the needs of our community, but our goal was to help alleviate some of the pressure being felt by other testing sites,” Scarice said in his second email Sunday.

“As noted earlier, the Town of Westport will provide additional options for testing in the coming days,” he added.

Although there was no official word from Town Hall as of early Sunday afternoon, Westport — like other state municipalities — is expected to get a share of the state’s latest allocation of at-home test kits and masks, which will be distributed to residents. Other communities had already begun distributing the much-in-demand test kits Saturday and Sunday after the state secured a shipment from a supplier other than the one whose deal with the state collapsed last Thursday.

Scarice had said Saturday that a school community testing clinic was in the works with Progressive Diagnostics, and on Sunday confirmed those plans with the emailed link for signups. The link is to be deactivated at some point Sunday afternoon to avoid confusion, he added.

The limited appointment slots apparently filled up in about an hour’s time.

PCR tests for the virus will be reported the same day if taken by noon, according to the Progressive Diagnostics website, and by the next day if taken after 12 p.m.

Walk-ins will not be permitted at Monday’s clinic, Scarice said