FLORIDA INFECTION COUNT RISING AGAIN, NOW 8,541 NEW CASES LOGGED, SEVEN DAY HIGH BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida’s infection count is steadily rising again and significant death counts are still being recorded and reported. On Friday, through 11:59 p.m., the Florida Dept. of Health says 182 COVID-19 deaths were added to the books, with […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — An early morning look at the ICU census for Palm Beach County reveals a slightly better picture than what we’ve seen in recent days. The key word is “slightly.” As of 7:01 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 8th, 2020, 25.9-percent of all ICU beds in the county are available. Health […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner didn’t mince words during a Friday afternoon COVID-19 update. “There is a time to transition to compliance,” he said — adding that there’s been enough education about COVID-19 rules, now it’s time to enforce those rules. According to Kerner, at least 52 written warnings […]
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FLORIDA LOGS 180 NEW DEATHS, PALM BEACH COUNTY LOGS 27, POSITIVITY RATE SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County recorded a near record 27 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday through 11:59 p.m. with 367 new infections. But the reported positivity rate — just 7.4 percent — seems somewhere between improbable and an outright […]
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Fired Florida Data Chief Building School COVID-19 Database, Seeks Funding BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Fired Florida Data Scientist Rebekah Jones is building a national database to monitor COVID-19 in schools. The database could provide a look at what Governors may not want you to see — the infection rate in specific elementary, middle and […]
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POSITIVITY RATE SUGGESTS IN-PERSON SCHOOL WON’T HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The pediatric positivity rate for Palm Beach County is now higher than it was nearly two weeks ago. The just released numbers from the Florida Department of Health — in its weekly pediatric-only report — reveal a positivity rate of 14.5 […]
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BLACK BOX APPARENTLY INTENDED TO OFFER IN-PERSON SEATING BEFORE BOCANEWSNOW COVERAGE, COUNTY WARNING. IN-PERSON TICKETS PROMOTED AS RECENTLY AS WEDNESDAY. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Boca Black Box, the performing arts venue on Glades Road in Boca Raton, apparently decided at the last minute to go “virtual only” for its “Sarge” performance set for Thursday […]
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DESANTIS ORDER COMES AS FLORIDA LOGS 533,011 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19. NY’S TOTAL IS 418,225. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — He didn’t make a public announcement, but with the stroke of a pen, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rescinded the order that required travelers from New York, New Jersey and CT to self-quarantine for two weeks […]
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RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT MUST SCREEN ALL EMPLOYEES FOR COVID-19 BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just issued Executive Order 20-192 requiring restaurant owners and managers to screen employees per CDC guidelines. This is just out (as of 11:15 a.m. Thursday), expect various interpretations of what it truly means… WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, […]
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MORE THAN 510,000 POSITIVE TESTS NOW RECORDED IN FLORIDA BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Another 120 COVID-19 deaths were logged in Florida on Wednesday through 11:59 p.m., according to the Florida Dept. of Health. Florida also recorded another 7,683 infections, bringing Florida’s infection count to 510,389. The total death count for Florida is 7,747 — […]
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REPORT SHOWS DRAMATIC INCREASE IN NEW SIGNED CONTRACTS YEAR TO YEAR BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The COVID-19 pandemic is spectacular for Palm Beach County single family home sales and condo sales. The just-out report by Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants for DouglasElliman shows a dramatic increase in virtually all price points, year-to-year, […]
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PARENTS APPARENTLY SLOW TO RESPOND BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The highly publicized Palm Beach County School District survey — asking parents when they would feel comfortable sending kids back to school — apparently isn’t generating significant response. The school district just extended the response deadline, even though school starts remotely in just over 3 […]
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