Select Broward, Miami-Dade Libraries Giving Out Free Take Home Rapid COVID-19 Tests Friday

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As Miami-Dade and Broward acquisition a surge successful COVID-19 cases, escaped take-home accelerated trial kits are being fixed retired astatine nationalist libraries successful some counties.

Miami-Dade County has already distributed astir 152,000 instrumentality location accelerated trial kits.

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On Friday, the escaped trial kits volition beryllium disposable astatine the pursuing libraries:

  • Kendale Lakes Branch Library, 15205 SW 88 Street
  • Naranja Branch Library, 14850 SW 280 Street
  • North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183 Street, Miami Gardens
  • Northeast Dade – Aventura Branch, 2930 Aventura Boulevard
  • Main Library, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami
  • Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22nd Street
  • Miami Lakes Branch Library, 6699 Windmill Gate Road
  • Westchester Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way

Residents tin prime up trial kits opening astatine 7:30 a.m., portion supplies last. There is simply a bounds of up to 2 tests per household.

In Broward, escaped trial kits volition beryllium disposable astatine 8 libraries opening astatine 10 a.m. portion supplies last.

  • African American Research Library & Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale
  • Hollywood Branch, 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood
  • Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar
  • North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Boulevard, Coconut Creek
  • Northwest Branch Library, 1580 NW 3rd Avenue, Pompano Beach
  • Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines
  • Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch, 10500 W Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise
  • West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Boulevard, Plantation

Residents picking up the trial kits indispensable amusement impervious of Broward County residency and are constricted to 2 kits per household. Those picking up the tests should deterioration facial coverings successful the drive-through.

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On Thursday, astir 75,000 take-home tests were distributed astatine 9 libraries successful the county.

The tests went rapidly during Thursday’s distribution. Click here to spot wherever determination is availability connected Friday.

On New Year’s Eve, each Miami-Dade trial sites person regular hours but South Dade Government Center and Tropical Park, which adjacent astatine 7 p.m.

On New Year’s Day, the unfastened sites are: Tropical Park, South Dade Government Center, Miami Dade College North Campus, and PortMiami.

In Broward, each trial sites are closed connected New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

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For a database of COVID investigating sites crossed South Florida, click here.

CBSMiami.com Team

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