Doctors at Premiere Medical Associates in The Villages and Ocala say they have fielded more than 75 phone calls since Monday from people wanting to be tested, however, only 24 of those callers got the go ahead to come get tested at one of the group’s drive through test sites.
Premiere Medical Associates have set up mobile test sites in Ocala, The Villages and Leesburg. There are plans to open one up in Mount Dora soon.
They are testing people of all ages. Dr. Ruben Hermann, who was one of the PMA doctors swabbing drive-up patients. “We’ve seen them between the ages of 20 up to 65, 70,” Hermann said. “So we’ve seen a big amount, a big range of ages.” It’s important people know that the drive-thru testing is done by appointment only.