Health officials: Only 1% of patients test positive for COVID-19 immunity in Brevard County

A Melbourne Healthcare group has found a low level of immunity in patients tested for COVID-19 immunity in Brevard County. The announcement has doctors recommending that everyone take extreme care.Omni Healthcare has been doing blood tests for immunity at its drive-up site for about a week.Technicians have tested about a thousand people, and only about 1% have been found to be immune from COVID-19. That’s a lower rate of immunity than has been found in some other tested populations. Doctors say that fact is very important for the public to know.“We have a low prevalence of infection and of immunity. So the majority of our population is susceptible and should be practicing social distancing and hand-washing,” Dr. Craig Deligdish said.

A Melbourne Healthcare group has found a low level of immunity in patients tested for COVID-19 immunity in Brevard County.

The announcement has doctors recommending that everyone take extreme care.


Omni Healthcare has been doing blood tests for immunity at its drive-up site for about a week.

Technicians have tested about a thousand people, and only about 1% have been found to be immune from COVID-19. That’s a lower rate of immunity than has been found in some other tested populations. Doctors say that fact is very important for the public to know.

“We have a low prevalence of infection and of immunity. So the majority of our population is susceptible and should be practicing social distancing and hand-washing,” Dr. Craig Deligdish said.