Broward plans to distribute free take-home rapid coronavirus tests

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Once Broward County receives take-home coronavirus tests the county staff will distribute them for free to the public, Mayor Michael Udine said on Monday.

On Tuesday, he confirmed that the county has requested 500,000 test kits from the state and federal government and will distribute them at Broward County libraries once they are received.

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Udine also confirmed that the county is expanding testing sites on a daily basis due to the COVID surge.

The news comes after Miami-Dade County distributed over 12,000 take-home rapid test kits on Monday at 27 public libraries.

President Joe Biden’s administration purchased half a billion rapid test kits to be distributed free of charge.

The Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services executed the emergency contract and the funds will come from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved several types of rapid home tests that are on the market.