ORDER SIGNED BY FLORIDA DEPT. OF ED COMMISSIONER REQUIRES BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS TO OPEN. LAWSUITS FROM TEACHERS, PARENTS POSSIBLE. UPDATE: 8:22 p.m.: From a Senior Palm Beach County School District Official: “The last thing we want is to alarm parents. The Health Advisory Committee is not going to recommend sending students to school if it is […]
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MIAMI, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — This statement was just issued (Noon, July 6, 2020) from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. I am continuing to roll back business openings as we continue to see a spike in the percent of positive COVID-19 tests and an uptick in hospitalizations. I am signing an emergency order that will close […]
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TRUMP IS CORRECT. IF YOU DON’T TEST, YOU DON’T FIND INFECTIONS. FLORIDA ADDS 6,327 NEW CASES AS CENTERS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida added 6,327 new COVID-19 cases through Sunday 11:59 p.m., confirming that closing testing sites for the holiday weekend would lead to a dramatic reduction in “positive” […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A 3-year-old boy, a 4-year-old boy, a 6-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl, and a 9-year-old girl are among the latest Palm Beach County residents testing positive for COVID-19. Of tests logged as “positive for COVID-19” on July 3rd and 4th, several were children between the ages of 0 and 10. […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: National Hurricane Center Advisory) — There are three systems currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center, with one on a potential path that could be of interest to South Florida. Here’s the early morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center on July 6th, 2020: Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The count of area “pediatric” ICU beds at area hospitals is low, according to “Florida’s Community Coronavirus Dashboard” which reports realtime ICU bed availability from hospitals across the state. While not a cause for panic, it is a notable metric as Palm Beach County reported a 29.1 percent positive rate […]
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READERS ASK WHY BOATS APPEAR TO BE SO CLOSE, EXECUTIVE ORDER APPEARS TO BE IGNORED, UNENFORCED BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Readers are asking BocaNewsNow.com why Lake Boca seems to ignored by Boca Raton Police and Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Commission officers, all of whom are supposed to be enforcing the Palm Beach County Executive […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ independence from CDC guidance may be costing Florida on this July 4th. The state just logged what appears to be a record setting 11,458 new cases of COVID-19. The cases represent those logged on July 3rd through 11:59 p.m. The percent positive rate in Florida for […]
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PALM BEACH COUNTY REPORTS 29.1 PERCENT POSITIVE IN KIDS BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The just-out “Pediatric Report” from the Florida Department of Health reveals that of all the children tested for COVID-19 in Palm Beach County, 29.1 percent were positive. That is a stunningly high number. The goal for the general population a 10 […]
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PBSO HAS THREATENED ARREST, FINES, FORFEITURE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH BOATING EXECUTIVE ORDERS BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — While beach cams are showing empty beaches — as required — across Palm Beach County, the Lake Boca Cam is showing problems. Several BocaNewsNow.com readers have sent photos with emails of concern that boats are too close together […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County Executive Order closing all beaches countywide for the holiday weekend seems to be working. Webcam images monitored throughout the morning of several beach locations reveal compliance with the order. No one has been seen on beaches in the area. It’s a much different story than the […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida Dept. of Health just announced results from Thursday’s testing which has added 9,415 Florida resident cases to the books. The non-resident case count through midnight Thursday was 73, bringing the total of new cases added Thursday to 9,488. The percent positive, according to the Department of Health, is […]
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