This post will be updated today, Monday, Jan. 11, and through the day with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
WLRN staff continues to add to community resource lists, including this articleon where kids and families can get food while schools are closed, and this postabout whether and where to get tested for coronavirus.
The dedicated website for the Florida Department of Health, including information about symptoms and numbers of cases, can be found here.
The dedicated website from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can be found here.
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Farmworker Community In Palm Beach County Demands COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization
Updated Monday at 2 p.m.
The Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth Beach, and other farming community groups, signed a formal letter to Governor Ron DeSantis to prioritize farmworkers for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Some of the groups who’ve signed on include the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Farmworker Association, WeCount, and Americans for Immigrant Justice.
The center says it saw a 30% infection rate among the 600 agricultural workers and families. The center says essential workers in rural areas need access to better health care, expansion of COVID-19 test sites, and access to the COVID-19 vaccine — independent of a workers’ immigrant status.
Agriculture is Florida’s second largest industry behind tourism.
— Wilkine Brutus / WLRN News
Updated Monday at 9:15 a.m.
More Vaccination Appointments Available In Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County will release another round of COVID-19 vaccination appointments for seniors 65 years or older. To sign up for an appointment, visit miamidade.gov/vaccine.
REMINDER: Starting today at 2 pm, Miami-Dade will release another limited number of #COVID19 vaccine appointments available to seniors 65+. Check here for available appointments: https://t.co/dzvw6NxJma
— Daniella Levine Cava (@MayorDaniella) January 11, 2021
— WLRN News
Updated Monday at 7:45 a.m.
No COVID Testing At Hard Rock Stadium Because Of Football
COVID-19 testing is canceled Monday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens because of the Alabama-Ohio State college football championship game, officials say. The stadium’s vaccination site will close early at noon.
The testing drive-thru site is closed because the space is needed for Monday night’s game, a spokeswoman for Florida’s Division of Emergency Management said. COVID-19 vaccination appointments will run from 9 a.m. to noon.
Hard Rock Stadium has been a popular COVID-19 testing site in Miami-Dade County through the pandemic. It has previously closed early to make room for Dolphins and Hurricanes football games. While the stadium attendance is limited due to COVID distancing rules, more than 10,000 fans are expected Monday to watch the No. 1 Crimson Tide and the No. 3 Buckeyes for the 8 p.m. kickoff.
— Michelle Marchante / The Miami Herald
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