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COVID FLORIDA: Positivity Rate Jumps, Palm Beach County Pediatric Positivity Rate Rises

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 bocanews130Leave a Comment

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida’s positivity rate based on tests recorded Saturday jumped significantly — from 8.01 percent on Friday to 9.69 percent. At least 7,073 new COVID-19 positive tests were recorded on Saturday. The death count rose by 77. In Palm Beach County, 377 new infections were logged on Saturday with no new […]

HEALTH DEPT: PALM BEACH PEDIATRIC POSITIVITY STILL HIGH

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 bocanews1213Leave a Comment

LATEST NUMBERS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCURACY, STILL SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT PEDIATRICIANS CALL ACCEPTABLE BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County pediatric positivity rate released over the weekend is still exceptionally high. The Florida Department of Health reports the rate at 14.4 percent. While significantly lower than the 30-percent that the health department […]