Unclear Why Boca Raton Regional Hospital Places Fundraising Over Mask, Vaccine Use. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton Regional Hospital is preparing to host a fundraising event where masks and COVID-19 vaccines are optional. It is an inexplicable mixed message supported […]
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Boca Raton’s True Colors Shine As Thousands Disregard CDC Guidelines In Boca Bash BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Any hope that intelligence and common sense would prevail were washed away Sunday as Boca Bash on Lake Boca made it appear that Palm Beach County […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida’s COVID-19 death count rose by another 205 on Friday — another recent high mark as seniors struggle to schedule vaccines while area municipalities, like Boca Raton, have seemingly stopped all efforts to mitigate the unfettered COVID spread. The Florida infection count rose by 11,963. That brings Florida’s total to […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District is on the cusp of a troubling milestone. The 1500th COVID-19 case is likely to be logged either later today or at some point tomorrow. Counted since schools reopened for in-person instruction in Mid-September, the current 1,486 cases represent 837 students and 649 employees. […]
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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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Numbers Rising. Christmas, New Year Partiers Expected To Make Situation Worse. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The numbers are rising again. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Palm Beach County is again heading up after a brief pullback over the past several days. There are now 312 people hospitalized with what the Florida […]
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Back Raton Community High Reports 26 COVID-19 Cases, Calusa Elementary 18 BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Students and teachers in the Palm Beach County School District return to school today as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb. When school ended on November 22nd, the district reported 753 cases. Even with no school in […]
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Bodies. Disease. Lax Mask Enforcement. Welcome To Thanksgiving, Florida Style BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The body count and infection count continue to rise in Florida as another 72 COVID-19 deaths were logged Monday through 11:59 p.m. with 8,085 new COVID-19 infections. The Florida positivity rate is climbing once again, coming in at 7.47 percent […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The latest graphic from the Florida Department of Health reveals a significant increase in the number of people visiting Palm Beach County ER’s with COVID-like illness. While area emergency room and ICUs are holding at an acceptable level, the graphic suggests that Palm Beach County is in for a very […]
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Infections Soar. Positivity Rises. Getting Worse. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida just logged its highest one day total of new COVID-19 cases in what we believe to be months. The Florida Dept. of Health reports 6,787 new COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday through 11:59 p.m. The death count increased by 73. The positivity rate, […]
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Several Schools Show Significant Numbers: Boca Community High, Calusa Elementary, Whispering Pines Elementary, Sunset Palms Elementary Health Department Maintains “No Student To Student Contact” BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — There are now at least 400 cases of COVID-19 officially documented among students and staffers in the Palm Beach County School District. While the school system […]
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Palm Beach County School District COVID Cases Skyrocketing BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Calusa Elementary in Boca Raton leads the school district early Friday morning with the most cases of COVID-19. The elementary school reports 12 cases — that’s up from Thursday. Ten students and two staff members have tested positive for COVID at the […]
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