MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – With Nochebuena and Christmas Eve gatherings just hours away, there was confusion at the COVID-19 testing site at Tropical Park.
Testing was supposed to run until three but the line was cut off earlier and drivers were turned away.
“We are working closely with the testing provider, Nomi Health, to ensure any operational issues today are immediately corrected,” the office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a statement. “Tomorrow on Christmas Day, Tropical Park, South Dade Government Center and Miami Dade College North testing sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and if you are in line by 4 p.m. at any of these sites you will be tested.”
There was also a huge demand for the at-home COVID-19 testing kits. Miami-Dade handed out thousands on Friday while supplies lasted at five library branches.
In total, 12,500 of those free tests were distributed at Miami-Dade libraries Friday, with another 20,000 to be distributed at 27 public libraries on Monday.
THIS JUST IN: these are the 27 @MDPLS #MDPLS branches that on Monday will distribute free ‘Take Home Rapid Test Kits’ during regular operating hours - limit 3 per household ‘while supplies last’. Friendly reminder face coverings required in county buildings. #CovidTesting https://t.co/3GL2K6hR0C pic.twitter.com/1EXM5k9u64
— Christina Boomer Vazquez (@CBoomerVazquez) December 24, 2021
“We are committed to providing free testing across our community and doing everything we can to respond to the enormous increase in demand we’ve seen over the holidays,” the mayor’s office said.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Miami-Dade County coronavirus home page
Miami-Dade Public Library locations
For information on where you can get a COVID-19 test or vaccine in South Florida, click here.