Over 1,700 of 90,000 COVID-19 tests must be redone, state says

A total of 1,702 people will have to be retested for COVID-19 exposure after their sample swabs were damaged in transit to labs around the state, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. They were among the 90,000 COVID-19 tests conducted at drive-thru and walk-up sites during the first three weeks of May. State health officials will be contacting people whose samples were …