Skip to content

COVID-19: PALM BEACH COUNTY PASSES 15,000 INFECTED RESIDENTS

ed visits Covid June 2020
ed visits Covid June 2020
[Official Florida Health Department Graphic Showing Trend of ED visits for COVID-related issues.]

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County Mayor David Kerner announced Thursday that the county would pass the 15,000 infection mark on Friday. He was correct.

Palm Beach County now reports 15,324 COVID-19 infections. The resident count is 15,169. The non-resident count is 155. There have been at least 536 deaths related to COVID-19 in Palm Beach County.

The percent positive rate based on Thursday’s addition of 461 cases is 12.2. Cases are announced a day after they are logged by the Florida Department of Health.

The five day percent positive for Palm Beach County is 12.62.

Meantime, the Florida Department of Health shows that those visiting emergency departments at area hospitals for COVID-like illness reports continues its upward trend (see official graphic, above).

Have an announcement that's not quite news? BocaNewsNow.com can help spread the word. CLICK HERE, LEARN MORE. We have millions of page interactions each month. This is a great place for your press releases or advertisement.

Sign Up Here for our free nightly newsletter and breaking news email alerts. Click Here. We won't spam you. Unsubscribe anytime.

ATTENTION PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS: More than 200 of the nation's leading personal injury attorneys rely on this expert to dramatically increase value in injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, truck accident, and other major cases. LEARN MORE NOW.
×