MIAMI, Fla. – Contact tracing is not the foundation of Florida’s strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Gov.
Ron DeSantis said at a Miami medical center Tuesday.When asked if he would be hiring more contact tracers for the state department of health, he evaded the question saying millions of dollars had already been allocated to the agency.“I’ve already greenlight $138 million for the department of health to support not just contact tracing but other personnel,” he said.He said counties can hire contact tracers based on their individual needs using CARES Act funding but the state funds allocated to the Florida Department of Health is for the agency to use to combat the virus at a state level.“It’s a component,” he said about contact.