MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County is offering take-home COVID-19 tests, and they are free.
The supply offered on Friday was exhausted within a few hours.
There were several locations for residents to obtain the tests offered on Friday, Dec. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The five locations open on Friday were:
- North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183 Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33056
- Kendale Lakes Branch Library, 15205 SW 88 Street, Miami, FL 33196
- Northeast Dade - Aventura Branch, 2930 Aventura Boulevard, Aventura, FL 33180
- South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211 Street, Cutler Bay, FL 33189
- Westchester Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33165
Beginning on Dec. 27, the kits will be available at 27 library locations during their normal operating hours.
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
There is a limit of three tests per household.
The county said that 20,000 of the test kits will be available for distribution Monday after 12,500 were given out Friday.
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.