1,702 Floridians need retesting after COVID-19 samples damaged, officials say

Over 1,700 Floridians will have to be retested for the coronavirus after their COVID-19 tests were damaged in transit and rendered unusable, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said Wednesday evening. The agency did not say how the 1,702 tests were damaged or which testing sites’ samples were affected. Anyone whose test sample was damaged will be contacted as soon as possible and …