Florida will release numbers on Friday of COVID-19 antibody tests performed at drive-thru sites in Miami Gardens, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Jacksonville, the governor’s office said, data that could offer one indicator of how widespread the disease has become.
“We will be posting on the [Department of Health] website and making publicly available state antibody testing results,” said Helen Aguirre Ferré, the spokeswoman for Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Going forward, you can expect this information every Friday on the website.” Florida has been testing healthcare workers, firefighters, police officers and other first responders for antibodies over the past three weeks. The state won’t say exactly how many tests have been done except to say that each drive-thru site can test 100 people per day. The tests are also being distributed to hospitals to test health workers.