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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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The grim reaper is smiling as the Halloween month gets underway. Florida logged 127 NEW COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. with 2,814 new infections. That brings Florida’s COVID-19 death count to an astonishing 14,444. The infection count is just a day away from 710,000 — it’s 709,144. The […]
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Palm Beach County Reports Slight Positivity Rate Decline, But Deaths Continue BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida COVID-19 death count rose by 183 on Monday through 11:59 p.m., as 2,770 new positive COVID-19 infections were added to the books as well. The positivity rate — which was 5.18-percent on Sunday, jumped to 7.49-percent on Monday. […]
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Map, Based On Digital Thermometer, Was Praised For Accuracy In Early Days Of COVID. Map Now Shows Increasing Local Transmission. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Remember the “Kinsa Map?” The map — which received national attention in the early days of COVID-19 for its accuracy — is predicting trouble ahead for Palm Beach County. The […]
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PALM BEACH COUNTY POSITIVITY RATE CLIMBS BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The reduction in cases, deaths and positivity rate have come to a screeching halt in Florida. The Florida Department of Health reports 275 deaths were logged Monday through 11:59 p.m. At least 5,886 new infections were logged. The positivity rate jumped from 8.58-percent to […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The State of Florida added 8,901 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday through 11:59 p.m. Another 76 deaths were added to the books. The increase in cases and deaths comes along side an increase in the statewide positivity rate — Sunday’s reporting brings it to 11.39 percent. At least 432,747 people […]
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