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Doctor's Hospital in Sarasota has a new line of defense against the coronavirus. Meet Buffy, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever trained to sniff out the scent emitted by a human with the disease.

Officials cite a downward trend in the positivity rate and number of cases, as well as a decrease in demand for tests. Testing is still available at pharmacies and other providers.

Because there are no caps on cost, consumers and insurers often get billed hundreds of dollars for the most reliable PCR test. Prices are rising and they can’t fight back.

The market is risky for over-the-counter COVID tests. Demand has plunged dramatically since the height of the winter surge and may not rebound as more people are vaccinated.

More than 1 million Floridians have tested positive for coronavirus. The milestone comes as increasing numbers of people are getting tested.

Health experts say when test results are delayed it impacts contact tracing and quarantine efforts that help prevent the disease from spreading.

Antigen tests are less accurate than PCR tests, but federal health officials say their ability to produce results within minutes makes them important tools for curbing the spread of the virus.

The Trump administration’s latest effort to use COVID-19 rapid tests — touted by one senior official as a “turning point” in arresting the coronavirus’s…

Since loss of smell is one of the earliest symptoms for many people, experts have raised the idea of using a smell test as part of coronavirus screenings.

New estimates say the U.S. needs to triple its testing. But how much testing does each state need? Here's how states compare to each other, and to targets experts say they should hit.