ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida has administered 173,000 coronavirus tests so far. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he hopes to have 215,000 tests completed in the next seven days.
The rate in the state right now is one out of every 125 people have been tested, if Florida hits 215,000 tests the rate will change to one out of every 100 people.
18,494 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. [RELATED: Florida coronavirus cases surpass 18,000 Easter weekend] Of the people who have taken a test roughly 10.7 percent have tested positive for COVID-19.
Gov. DeSantis has noticed this situation has been tough on everyone in Florida. “We asked people to keep doing what they are doing and lets beat this the best we can,” Gov.