Health & Fitness

State Announces Pilot Coronavirus Testing At Home Depot, Publix

The state announced that three coronavirus testing sites have been created through a partnership with Home Depot and Quest Diagnostics.

This week the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that three coronavirus testing sites have been created through a partnership between the FDEM, Home Depot and Quest Diagnostics.
This week the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that three coronavirus testing sites have been created through a partnership between the FDEM, Home Depot and Quest Diagnostics. (Pasco County)

HOLIDAY, FL — This week the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that three coronavirus testing sites have been created through a partnership between the FDEM, Home Depot and Quest Diagnostics.

The testing sites will be located in the Home Depot parking lots at:

  • Home Depot, 2350 Cortez Road, Bradenton
  • Home Depot, 1315 U.S. 19, Holiday
  • Home Depot, 9820 Glades Road, Boca Raton

The testing sites will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The division is providing staffing and personal protective equipment at each site. Each of these walk-up, parking lot test sites will be able to conduct up to 100 tests per day. Tests will be sent to Quest Diagnostics and results will be available within five to seven days.

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Testing at these sites is free and available to anyone over the age of 18, regardless of symptoms.

Under the direction of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the state has established more than 15 drive-thru and 17 walk-up testing sites across the state. To date, more than 230,000 individuals have been tested at these sites. Floridians can find a site near them here.

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Last week, the FDEM announced a similar testing partnership with Publix at three locations. They include:

  • Publix at Port Charlotte Crossing, 4265 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte
  • Publix at Coral Ridge, 11600 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs
  • Publix at Saxon Crossings, 2100 Saxon Blvd., Deltona

“Accessible COVID-19 testing statewide has been a top priority of my administration during the state’s response to COVID-19,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “Our private-sector partners have been a vital component of the state’s COVID-19 response. We know how important it is to ensure every Floridian has the opportunity to be tested for COVID-19 and I’m looking forward to working with Home Depot and Publix as we expand this availability even further.”

“While we’ve expanded testing exponentially over the past few weeks, we’ve found that we needed to make testing more convenient,” said FDEM Director Jared Moskowitz. “This is yet another example of how we’ve been able to lead nationally on making testing available and accessible. Our private sector partners have been tremendous throughout this response, and I want to thank Home Depot, Publix and Quest for stepping up to make these sites a reality.”

These testing sites will begin as a pilot program, with the possibility of future expansion.


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