Miami-Dade COVID sites to stop offering free testing
MIAMI – Miami-Dade COVID sites will stop offering free testing come July.
CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald reports it's because federal funding has dried up.
We reached out to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's office, who confirmed the Herald's report but added "it's a developing conversation."
CBS4's Ashley Dyer spoke with Nomi Health, the organization that operates all the county-run sites, who said the news does not affect Miami-Dade residents.
The change, Nomi Health said, only impacts people who live outside the county. No word on how much a test would cost.
The news comes as county-run sites are seeing a surge of summertime coronavirus cases. In Miami-Dade, the positivity rate had climbed to nearly 21%
And to make matters worse, Dyer spoke with a doctor who said she's seeing people with COVID and the flu at the same time.
Stay with CBSMiami.com for updates on this developing story.
