Orange County to offer COVID-19 testing to seniors, residents with disabilities,
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced Friday that the county would be partnering with the Orlando Housing Authority to bring COVID-19 testing opportunities to vulnerable populations in the area, including seniors and those with disabilities. Our COVID-19 strike teams, which is made up of Health Services Department employees here within Orange County, and the Florida Department of Health and Orange County Fire Rescue will continue conducting testing next week, Demings said. The mayor also announced COVID-19 testing would return to a local elementary school to provide better access for residents. Let me say thanks to the Orange County Public Schools, (they) have been a tremendous partner with us and helping us expand the testing and reaching more residents here within Orange County.The testing site at the Orange County Convention Center has expanded its services from just COVID-19 testing to also include antibody testing, and Demings encouraged residents to utilize those services as well. They have been doing antibody testing for first responders or frontline workers, they have now expanded to allow antibody testing to the general public.