DeSantis "concerned" after people who weren't tested for COVID-19 receive positive results

DeSantis "concerned" after people who weren't tested for COVID-19 receive positive results

WE’RE LOOKING INTO WHATPERCENTAGE OF THAT NUMBER MAY BEINACCURATE.MANY OF YOU TELL US YOU’RECONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER COVID-19TEST RESULTS ARE ACCURATE.TONIGHT - GOVERNOR RON DESANTISSAYS HE’S CONCERNED TOO.GOOD EVENING, I’M JANE MONREAL -THANKS FOR WATCHING FOX 4 NEWSAT TEN.

90 MINUTES OF NEWSSTARTS WITH FOUR IN YOURCORNER’S ROB MANCH, WHO REACHEDOUT TO THE AGENCIES CONDUCTINGTESTING AFTER FOX 4 GOT SEVERALREPORTS OF FALSE POSITIVES.

WEWANTED TO KNOW IF THESEINCIDENTS WERE REAL - OR JUSTSOCIAL MEDIA RUMOR.THE LINE WAS HUNDREDS OF CARSLONG AT THE CENTURYLINK STADIUMTESTING SITE IN FORT MYERS,MONDAY.EACH PERSON HOPING TO FIND OUTIF THEY HAVE COVID-19.BUT A TWO-HOURS DRIVE AWAY INORLANDO, GOVERNOR DESANTIS WASRAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEACCURACY OF THOSE TEST RESULTS.GOV.

RON DESANTIS,(R)FLORIDA: "FOR THAT TO COME BACKPOSITIVE, WHEN THERE WAS NOSPECIMEN SUBMITTED, ISPROBLEMATIC.

SO I’VE HEARD ITENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED ABOUTIT."(9S)THE PROBLEM DESANTIS WASREFERRING TO COULD HAPPEN LIKETHIS.YOU COME A SITE LIKE THIS ONEAND SUBMIT YOUR CONTACTINFORMATION.BUT AFTER SEEING HOW LONG THELINE IS, YOU DECIDE NOT TO WAITAN HOUR OR MORE TO GET YOURTEST.NEVERTHELESS, A FEW DAYS LATER,YOU GET AN EMAIL TELLING YOUTHAT YOU TESTED POSITIVE."BUT REPRESENTATIVES I SPOKEWITH HERE AT THE CENTURYLINKSPORTS COMPLEX TELL ME, FALSEPOSITIVES AREN’T POSSIBLE ATTHIS TESTING SITE, BECAUSE OFHOW THEY HAVE IT SET UP."THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHSAYS AT CENTURYLINK, YOU SUBMITYOUR CONTACT INFORMATION RIGHTBEFORE YOU GET TESTED.SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO GET OUTOF LINE, THEY WOULDN’T HAVE HADTHE CHANCE TO HAND OVER THEIRPHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL.BUT NOT ALL TESTING SITES ARETHE SAME.I REACHED OUT TO LEE HEALTH,WHICH OPERATES SEVERAL TESTINGSITES OF ITS OWN.THOSE SITES OPERATE BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY, AND THEY DOTAKE CONTACT INFO BEFOREHAND.BUT LEE HEALTH SAYS IT DOES NOTYET KNOW OF ANY ISSUES WITHMIXED UP RESULTS, AND THE HEALTHSYSTEM TAKES SEVERAL STEPS TOMAKE SURE THE RESULTS GET TO THERIGHT PERSON.THE TESTING SITE VERIFIES THEPATIENT’S IDENTITY WHEN THEYARRIVE.THEN, THE PERSON WHO CONDUCTSTHE TEST SIGNS AND DATES EACHSPECIMEN.FINALLY, THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM ISIN CONTACT WITH THE LAB, WHICHVERIFIES CORRECT AND MATCHINGINFORMATION ON THE SWAB THEYRECEIVE.DESANTIS SAYS HIS OFFICE STILLDOESN’T HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHYSOME MIX UPS ARE HAPPENING, BUTHE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’SHELP."IF YOU’RE SOMEBODY THAT THISHAS HAPPENED TO, YOU’RE GOING TOCOME FORWARD AND GIVE US THEDETAILS, BECAUSE I THINK