The Lake Placid Price Chopper, located in the Outpost Plaza off of state Route 86, will now be closed between 1 and 6 a.m. to let store employees restock the shelves and thoroughly clean the store.

Price Chopper and Market 32 stores chain-wide are following this directive amid the coronavirus outbreak, which is prompting people to stock up on food and household items. It’s unclear when the stores will return to normal hours.

“We recognize the importance of the role we play in providing vital goods and services to our communities and want to reassure our customers that the food supply is abundant and that our sanitation protocols meet the highest CDC guidelines,” Mona Golub, the chain’s vice president of public relations and consumer services, said in a statement.

Lake Placid’s Price Chopper was sold out of hand sanitizer on Sunday due to high demand. The store imposed a limit on the purchase of toilet paper to two per customer for packs of four rolls or more, and four per customer for liquid hand soap.

Shoppers at the Price Chopper in Lake Placid had cleared the shelves of liquid soap as of Sunday morning. (Enterprise photo — Elizabeth Izzo)

Tops Markets, including the one in Saranac Lake, also imposed a limit on select items due to high demand, including Tops-brand gallon water and sanitizing, cleaning and paper products, according to the chain’s website.

A sign at the Lake Placid Price Chopper notifies shoppers that hand sanitizer is out of stock. (Enterprise photo — Elizabeth Izzo)