A private island off the coast of Miami paid $30,000 for 1,800 coronavirus antibody tests while the rest of the US struggles to obtain any tests at all. Here's how America's richest ZIP code did it.
emailed to Business Insider, Worley, the UHealth spokesperson, explained the factors taken into consideration pertaining to the island's request: "One of the first confirmed cases of coronavirus in Miami-Dade County was on Fisher Island, more than half of the population is over 60 and many residents were returning from the Northeast.
"It's extremely well set up," Bluntzer said, adding that no one she knew of had received a positive test result. , according to Florida's Department of Health coronavirus cases map. There are more than 7,800 cases in Miami-Dade County and upwards of 22,000 cases in the state of Florida. In an April 15 press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that one out of every 103 people in the state had been tested.
"We feel safe," he told Business Insider. "Having test kits available is a plus. We hope we don't need them, but regardless [they're] an advantage." Five of Fisher Island's six restaurants are open for pickup or delivery, and residents can also pick up staples and prepared foods at the Island Market.
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