covid-19 surge

NBC 6’s Victor Jorges has more on what you need to know with the first day of classes for the spring semester taking place Monday.

Long testing lines, at-home test kit giveaways and new rules on masking in South Florida schools as covid cases surge. NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi has the story.

As students prepare to head back to classrooms, Miami-Dade County Public Schools announced that it is modifying its existing COVID-19 protocols due to the surge in cases during the holidays, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. In a tweet, MDCPS announced that beginning Monday, all MDCPS employees, volunteers, visitors and contractors will be required to wear a facial covering…

As COVID cases continue to climb, a school board meeting was held to discuss revising mask policies at Broward County Public Schools. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

NBC 6’s Phil Prazan has the latest on how South Florida is handling the surge in COVID-19 cases.

More and more people are getting tested for COVID-19 amid a surge of the virus in South Florida. NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi reports.

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in South Florida, the demand for testing kits has also increased. NBC 6’s Nicole Lauren reports.

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in South Florida, the demand for testing kits has also increased. In Miami-Dade County, free take-home rapid test kits were distributed to the public “in response to the growing demand for COVID-19 testing and to help residents who gathered for the holidays stay safe,” a news release said. The take-home kits were distributed at…

Lines were long, even on Christmas Day at the few Miami-Dade locations that were open for Covid testing. The sites that are normally open on Sunday will resume their normal operations. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman has the details

Libraries in Miami-Dade County are offering free take-home COVID-19 test kits on Christmas Eve. NBC 6’s Nicole Lauren reports

Many hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers.

The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, as it threatens to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.

August saw Florida’s deadliest month of COVID-19, just as the state’s hospitalizations inch down. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports.