BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida recorded another 12,307 COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 108 new deaths. The positivity rate for Saturday’s reporting is 10.42 percent. In Palm Beach County, 665 new cases were logged on Saturday with no new deaths. The positivity rate in PBC for Saturday is 8.58 percent. There are now 1,477,010 […]
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Hospital Sends Urgent Message Sunday Morning. Not Offering COVID Shots. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Boca Raton Regional Hospital is sending an urgent message Sunday morning: it is NOT a COVID-19 vaccine site. We are republishing the entire message transmitted at 10 a.m. Sunday, January 10, 2021: At this time, Boca Regional is NOT a community vaccination […]
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West Boca Medical Center ICU Full. Again. 138 COVID-19 Deaths Logged Friday Statewide. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of people hospitalized in Palm Beach County with what the State calls “a primary diagnosis of COVID-19” continues to rise. There are 421 people hospitalized as of 9:32 a.m. Sunday, according to the Florida Agency […]
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Reader Captures Packed, Maskless Restaurant As COVID Cases, Deaths Surge BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Saturday afternoon takeout visitor at Biergarten in Boca Raton (309 Via De Palmas) was astonished by what he or she saw when inside the restaurant. A group of people, some ironically having just taken part in a funeral, were […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The “Kinsa Healthweather Map” now shows Palm Beach County to be in critical condition, with “ucontrolled spread” of COVID-19 and “severe risk.” Kinsa is responsible for the Kinsa Connected Thermometer which accurately predicted COVID spread in the early days of the pandemic. It has continued to serve as a crystal […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Saturday morning update from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reveals that 419 people are so sick with COVID-19 that they are hospitalized in Palm Beach County. Broward reports 602 COVID-19 patients. Miami-Dade reports 1,046. The ICU situation in Palm Beach County appears to be slightly improving, although […]
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Fines, Enforcement Needed Says Commission. DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Delray Beach City Commission wants to cite and fine mask and social distance violators as the COVID-19 crisis worsens in the area. BocaNewsNow.com — and other media outlets — routinely publish photos of out-of-control bar and restaurant patrons on Atlantic Avenue, standing close together […]
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COVID Out Of Control In Florida, Numbers Skyrocketing. Palm Beach Pediatric Rate Still Rising. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida Department of Health reports 102,443 new COVID-19 cases were added over the past seven days, with 19,211 being added on Thursday alone. In Florida 248 new deaths were also logged on Thursday, according to […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County Commissioner and Vice Mayor Robert Weinroth — who represents a good portion of South Palm Beach County — just issued the following statement regarding the vaccine distribution disaster in the region. [STATEMENT STARTS HERE] “I am pleased to report the Palm Beach County Commissioners and the county’s […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 in Palm Beach County has risen again. As of 5 a.m. Friday, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports 430 are so sick they are receiving in-patient care. That’s an increase of at least 24 from early Thursday. […]
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Pediatric Positivity Rate Jumps Again In Palm Beach County. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If eating in restaurants seems like a good idea to you, then just disregard the 19,473 new COVID-19 cases logged in the State of Florida on Wednesday. You should also ignore the 164 deaths. And give no thought to the 11.60 […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District now reports 1,330 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since schools reopened for “brick and mortar” learning in mid-September. The split: 736 students and 594 employees. At least 62 COVID cases have been confirmed since school resumed on Monday following the winter break. The schools with […]
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Palm Beach County Pediatric Positivity Rate Still Rising. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The stupidity exhibited by Floridians over Christmas and New Year’s Eve now seems to be paying off with massive COVID-19 infection increases. The Florida Department of Health just announced that 17,370 new COVID-19 cases were added on Tuesday. The death count increased […]
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DeSantis Announces Drive Through Site At Hard Rock Stadium, Still Only 65 And Up, Florida ID NOT Required BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, on a campaign to make things look better than they are for vaccine distribution in the State, today announced that Hard Rock Stadium will operate as a drive […]
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West Boca ICU Completely Full. Bethesda West ICU Completely Full. Delray Medical Center Near Capacity. Boca Regional Filling Up. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Palm Beach County has surged to 423 as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, January 6th. That is a dramatic jump from just a short […]
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