This Is What Happens When People Visit, Celebrate Thanksgiving, Party, And Face No Penalties. Infection Count, Death Toll Expected To Rise Significantly.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida is sick and dying according to the latest numbers just released by the Florida Department of Health.
For tests logged in Florida on Thursday, 11,420 new COVID-19 positive results were recorded with 123 deaths. Those are the highest in both categories in months.
There are now 19,714 dead in Florida from COVD-19. 1,106,396 are infected.
In Palm Beach County, 695 new cases were logged — also a record over the past few months — with 10 new deaths. There are now 71,691 infections in Palm Beach County with 1,766 deaths.
Palm Beach County’s positivity rate is now 7.85 percent based on Thursday’s tests. Florida statewide reports a 7.90 percent positivity rate.
