COVID-19 Testing

Florida recorded its one millionth case nine months after the first was reported. It reached the two million mark a little over three and a half months after that.

The pandemic has forced difficult conversations about the limits of tests. It has also revealed the catastrophic harms of failing to recognize those limits.

More than 50 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling on vets to volunteer.

Experts suggest being extra-careful over the next week or two if you gathered with others outside your pod. That means masks, getting tested and assuming you might be infected with the coronavirus.

Thursday's report from the Department of Health shows over 9,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus statewide.

The positivity rate for first-time COVID-19 tests has been over 7% for the past ten days.

Deaths attributed to the coronavirus on Tuesday totaled 86; roughly double the number from the day before.

Rapid testing with results in just 30 minutes will be provided at BayCare’s Urgent Care centers.

Manatee County recorded the deaths of 13 people due to coronavirus complications, the highest for a single day since August 10, when 35 people died.

Despite a large drop in passenger traffic compared to last year, Tampa International Airport officials expect increased business this holiday season.

The positivity rate for first-time COVID tests was over six percent for the eleventh straight day Thursday.

The last time the statewide daily increase in infections was over 5,000 — not counting days where there were data issues — was September 1.