COVID-19 Testing

The positivity rate for new coronavirus tests in Florida Monday was over 6 percent for the first time since early September.

The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus statewide increased Tuesday - tied to a sharp increase in the number of tests received by the state the day before.

State health officials recorded 738 positive coronavirus tests Monday. The last time the number of daily positive tests was below 1,000 was June 8.

It's the highest number of daily deaths reported by the Florida Department of Health since in nearly a month.

At issue: Health departments have been underfunded for decades and lack the staff to administer the vaccines.

With Tropical Storm Isaias expected to lash Florida this weekend, the Division of Emergency Management said state-supported testing sites for COVID-19…

Florida’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, making it one of the new hotspots in the country. In testimony to Congress this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said...

The state Department of Health will take over operations of Hillsborough County's COVID-19 testing site at Raymond James Stadium, beginning next week.The…

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration wants to fast-track rules that expand the health-care services pharmacists are...

The White House promised widespread COVID-19 testing at CVS, Target, Walgreens and Walmart locations nationwide. But months later, testing is being offered at only a tiny fraction of their stores.

The results of more than 35,000 COVID-19 tests ordered by Florida-based health care system and performed by a third-party lab are unreliable, with the…

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Sarasota Tuesday to discuss the state’s latest response to the coronavirus pandemic.Speaking at a new COVID-19 testing site…