This week the St. Petersburg Police Department offered COVID-19 testing to its employees. Over the course of three days 198 employees, both sworn and civilian, were tested. Of those, three tested positive for COVID-19. All three are officers.
Here are the totals since the pandemic began:
Overall Totals
TOTAL TESTED - 223 Total Tested
TOTAL RESULTS - 222 Results Received
TOTAL WAITING - 1 Awaiting results
TOTAL POSITIVE - 6 Positive (1 civilian & 5 officers)
TOTAL NEGATIVE - 216 Negative
PERCENT POSITIVE - 2.69%
Two employees (they tested positive at the start of the pandemic) have recovered and returned to work.
Four employees are currently at home after testing positive this week.
The employee awaiting results is self-isolating at home.
St. Petersburg Police Media Relations - (727) 893-7550
YOLANDA FERNANDEZ - Public Information Officer