Health & Fitness

Nearly 152,000 Take-Home Rapid COVID Tests Distributed By Miami-Dade County

In an effort to combat the highly-contagious omicron variant, the county started giving out kits on Christmas Eve at five library locations.

(Scott Anderson/Patch)

December 28, 2021

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says the county has distributed nearly 152,000 take-home rapid COVID tests.

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“I’m extremely proud of our County team’s efforts distributing 152,000 tests at our libraries in two days to meet the surge in demand for COVID-19 testing and keep our community safe,” said Mayor Cava.

In an effort to combat the highly-contagious omicron variant, the county started giving out kits on Christmas Eve at five library locations. The distributions continued on Monday at 27 library locations.

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