THE VILLAGES, Fla. – A study that took place in The Villages aims to shed light on how often people can have no coronavirus-related symptoms and yet still test positive for and potentially spread the respiratory illness responsible for the current pandemic.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that researchers with the University of Florida conducted the study, one of the first of its kind, of people who weren’t feeling ill.
The ultimate goal was to determine how the virus is carried by those who aren’t experiencing a fever, shortness of breath or any of the other known symptoms. [READ: Interactive map shows Florida cities with coronavirus cases | Florida coronanvirus cases now at 5,473 with 63 deaths] Of the 600 people who were tested in The