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Ron DeSantis said COVID-19 testing during the coronavirus pandemic is free of charge in Florida, the Larkin Community Hospital’s Cardiotropic Labs has been charging $150 per test. Dr. Jack Michel, the CEO of Larkin Community Hospital, released a statement on Friday saying the lab has charged the city of Hialeah and federal prisons for tests. She said her son was experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms when he decided to go get tested outside of the Larkin Community Hospital campus in Hialeah. Michel said Larkin Community Hospital is cooperating with local and state authorities. Here is Larkin Community Hospital’s statement:Dr. Jack Michel, the CEO of Larkin Community Hospital:There appears to be some kind of misunderstanding regarding the services provided by Cardiotropic Labs, a Larkin Community Hospital subsidiary.

Ron DeSantis said he was very concerned about the increase in flights from New York’s hot zone to Florida. DeSantis said airlines struggling through the shutdown were not eager to put a stop to the flights. “It is just reckless, reckless behavior,” DeSantis said about people who are choosing to travel from New York to Florida as they flee the devastating effects of the outbreak. DeSantis said Florida’s hot zone is in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. DeSantis estimates more than 40,400 people have already lost their jobs in Florida.

As authorities move to support more testing in an effort to contain the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, more testing locations are opening up. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: Here is the government’s list of both drive-through and walk-in testing sitesBROWARD COUNTY: Here is the government’s list of both drive-through and walk-in testing sitesMONROE COUNTY: Here is the government’s list of both drive-through and walk-in testing sitesPALM BEACH COUNTY: Here is the government’s list of both drive-through and walk-in testing sitesTESTING DATA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is filing regular reports on testing around the nation here and the Florida Department of Health is filing regular reports on testing in the state here. THE MAP (Drive-through testing sites only)