Select Broward, Miami-Dade Libraries Giving Out Free Take Home Rapid COVID-19 Tests Friday
As Miami-Dade and Broward experience a surge in COVID-19 cases, free take-home rapid test kits are being given out at public libraries in both counties.
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As Miami-Dade and Broward experience a surge in COVID-19 cases, free take-home rapid test kits are being given out at public libraries in both counties.
To meet the increase in demand for COVID-19 testing, Broward County is will open four new sites and has expanded several other sites.
Saying it is among states that are "unshielded," Florida is pressing a full federal appeals court to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Florida has shattered a one day record for COVID-19 cases.
The Department of Health-Broward operates 10 test collection sites in the county.
With coronavirus cases surging, the number of people in Florida hospitals inpatients with COVID-19 has topped 3,800.
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Florida has increased this month, hospitalizations also have gone up.
Miami-Dade County officials are giving out free take-home rapid test kits in an effort to meet the rise in demand for testing.
Nearly 50 million Americans get sick every year from something they eat, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
On Christmas, Florida hit a new record in the pandemic for the number of COVID cases reported for a day.
Now that the presents are opened, the next big thing on everyone's minds on Christmas Day will be the mouth-watering feast.
Miami-Dade is now offering free take-home rapid test kits at public libraries in an effort to meet the rapid rise in demand for COVID testing.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has reached out to the state's health department requesting monoclonal antibody treatment after the county exhausted its supply.
The healthcare provider said they are taking "precautionary steps to preserve the well-being of our patients, staff, and physicians by restricting its visitation policy to prevent unnecessary exposure."
With the U.S. now averaging more than 150,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, we're hearing about more and more breakthrough cases.
