ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As coronavirus cases increase in Central Florida, state lawmakers are ramping up testing sites.
The new site in Orange County comes in the form of a drive-thru tent. While the tents have been constructed in the parking lot of the Orange County Convention Center, a date of when operations will begin has not been released. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Here’s where to get your drive-thru coronavirus test Governor Ron DeSantis said Florida has 5,000 collection kits with swabs to test for COVID-19.
4,000 of those test kits are making their way to Broward County where officials are seeing the most cases. “If you’re ten feet away from somebody, you’re protecting yourself, you’re going to be fine.