
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of emergency department visits for “COVID-like” illness is on the rise, according to the Florida Department of Health. The graphic, which you can view above, is created by the FDOH and shows a definitive uptick over the past week of people visiting area emergency rooms for COVID-like issues.
In all of Florida, the Department of Health says 4,076 new COVID-19 cases were logged on Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. with 66 new COVID-19 deaths.
In Palm Beach County, 239 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday though 11:59 p.m. with three new COVID-19 deaths. There are now at least 51,415 COVID-19 cases in Palm Beach County with 1,568 deaths.
Statewide, Florida reports 790,426 COVID-19 cases with 16,571 deaths.