Miami-Dade County

Coronavirus test sites have popped up throughout South Florida.

Some South Florida counties and municipalities reinstate mask mandates as coronavirus cases continue to surge and CubaMissing.com launched to draw awareness to missing Cuban activists on the island.

The upper floors of the Miami-Dade County Courthouse will be closed while repairs are underway out of “an abundance of caution in response to the tragedy in Surfside,” county officials have announced.

Tropical Storm Elsa impacts the search and rescue efforts underway in Surfside. A construction attorney on the lawsuits being filed after the collapse. And the people maintaining the Surfside memorial wall, coordinating fresh flowers and visiting almost daily.

A busy hurricane season — four storms have already been named — could hamper search-and-rescue efforts at the Surfside condo collapse.

Jane Gilbert is the newly appointed interim chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County. She has a task force focused on variables that make lower-income communities vulnerable to heat-related adversity.

Day six of search and rescue in Surfside and Miami-Dade has identified new buildings with overdue concerns that need to be addressed.

Day five of search-and-rescue efforts continue in Surfside, after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology was given the authority to investigate building collapses after the attacks of 9/11. Now, six researchers are in Surfside gathering information about Thursday's partial building collapse.

The latest update from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Surfside Vice Mayor Tina Paul, South Florida organizations join forces to collect relief funds for survivors and their families and a dive into the history of the county's 40-year building recertification program.

This post will be updated today, Wednesday, June 23, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

This post will be updated today, Thursday, June 17, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.