Long Lines Continue COVID-19 Testing Sites, But Some Catch A Break

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Long lines erstwhile again successful South Florida for a COVID-19 trial Tuesday, but determination were immoderate places that hardly had a wait.

“When I saw the large lines astatine Markham Park successful Weston, I came implicit present due to the fact that a person came and mentioned determination were similar 4 cars,” says Jose Blanco.

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Blanco and his household didn’t person to hold agelong for a COVID-19 trial Tuesday astatine 1 of 3 caller investigating sites that person opened successful Miami-Dade.

CBS4 News stopped by the caller tract astatine the Dolphin Park and Ride Station.

“Other locations are crazy,” says Blanco.

Those locations person been brainsick for days with agelong long lines astatine investigating sites crossed the area.

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But immoderate are deciding they’ll hold a spot longer for results if it means avoiding a agelong line.

“It took america astir 2 hours,” says Amber Pacheco.

That’s however agelong Pacheco waited for a trial astatine Broward College North past week but this week she stopped by a Test Tent on Federal Highway successful Hollywood which is simply a backstage investigating site.

Right now, the crook astir clip for results determination are astir 48 hours to 72 hours.

“Before Omicron came successful and traveling for the holidays, we were astatine adjacent time turnaround time,” says Kevin Wills, owner.

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Miami-Dade County has besides handed retired 152,000 instrumentality location accelerated trial kits owed to that accrued request for testing.

Austin Carter