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Florida Department of Health Announces New Positive COVID-19 Cases in Florida

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TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health has announced eight new positive cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Florida. To keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the virus, the Department is issuing regular updates as information becomes available.

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Florida Vaccine Update

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Executive Order 20-315 which outlines that providers can only administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the following groups:

– Long-term care facility residents and staff.
– Persons 65 years of age and older.
– Health care personnel with direct patient contact.
– Persons deemed to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by hospital providers.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines in Florida.

 

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December Updates

All Florida Department of Health in Broward County offices, COVID-19 Call Center & all virus test collection sites will be CLOSED on Thursday & Friday, December 24 and 25, 2020, and Thursday & Friday, December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.​ ​​​ All virus test collection sites will close at 1PM on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 and Wednesday, January 30, 2020.​

All DOH-Broward operated walk -up specimen collection sites for COVID-19 testing are available without an appointment. Please call 954-412-7300 only for general information about COVID-19 and appointments for mobile testing for home bound individuals. DOH-Broward COVID-19 testing is provided at no cost.

Please see https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Collection-Sites.aspx for updated information about COVID-19 specimen collection sites in Broward County.

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