DEPT. OF HEALTH: Palm Beach Pediatric Positivity Now Back To 14.4 Percent
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The pediatric positivity rate in Palm Beach County just jumped three points — returning to 14.4-percent after nearly a week in the 11’s. The pediatric positivity rate — which is a Florida Dept. of Health report that solely looks at COVID-19 positive children in Florida under age 18 — comes as other numbers suggest an overall reduction in cases in Florida and PBC.
The pediatric positivity rise comes just a week before Palm Beach County starts school with distance learning — although an optional return to “brick and mortar” is widely believed to be imminent.
According to the Florida Department of Health, 162 new COVID-19 infections were added in Palm Beach County with 2 new COVID-19 deaths. The positivity rate in Palm Beach County rose from a statistically questionable 3.61 percent reported on Sunday to 5.34 percent. There are now at least 40,746 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Palm Beach County with 1,061 deaths.
Statewide, Florida added 2,086 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday through 11:59 p.m. with 72 new COVID-19 deaths. The total in Florida is now 602,829 COVID-19 infections with 10,397 deaths. The positivity rate statewide — according to the Florida Dept. of Health — is 5.20 percent. Johns Hopkins, however, reports Florida’s seven-day rolling positivity rate as 13.9-percent.
