Statements & Press Releases
Press Conferences
Virtual Press Conference
On Friday, Dec. 4, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava hosted a virtual press conference with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Peter Paige and other County, city, business and health leaders to urge residents to take stringent precautions even as hope for a vaccine is on the horizon.
Press Releases
- Statement from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on her positive COVID test
Publish Date: Nov. 30, 2020
"Earlier today I tested positive for COVID-19, after learning that my husband, Dr. Robert Cava, was exposed to the virus by one of his patients last Wednesday; he also tested positive today. Rob and I are quarantining safely at home."
- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava appoints Dr. Peter Paige to serve as Chief Medical Officer
Publish Date: Nov. 17, 2020
Today, on day one of her new administration, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced she is appointing Dr. Peter Paige to serve as Miami-Dade County's first Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Paige is the Chief Physician Executive and Chief Clinical Officer at Jackson Health System and will help lead Mayor Levine Cava administration's coronavirus response and recovery effort as cases rise in Miami-Dade and across the country.
