Palm Beach County Says Mask Mandate Continues In Several Places. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners has a message for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: we make the rules here, not you. DeSantis, who used the magical powers bestowed […]
Continue Reading
Palm Beach County Hospitalizations Rise BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — At least 3,186 people are now hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida as of mid-day Monday, and the COVID-19 situation in Palm Beach County appears to be disintegrating. It is too early to know whether […]
Continue Reading
Teens 16 and 17 Must Bring Guardian BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) (Source: Health Care District of Palm Beach County Verbatim) — At 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County will open 20,000 first-dose vaccination appointments between […]
Continue Reading
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The COVID-19 numbers in Palm Beach County are again getting worse, as the hospital count has risen over the past several days. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, at least 199 people are hospitalized with a “primary diagnosis of COVID-19,” […]
Continue Reading
Very Bad Sign. Feared Fourth Wave Could Be Approaching. Miami. Delray. Maskless Hoards Fueling Spread Fears. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida’s positivity rate is the highest it’s been since February 21st. The report comes as images of thousands of maskless Spring Breakers in […]
Continue Reading
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The COVID-19 count in Palm Beach County hospitals is climbing again. It’s notable as the new infection count locally, and statewide, continues to drop. (If you are reading this in a news app, click here to access the full […]
Continue Reading
Downward Trend Ends. More Than 10K Cases Added Monday. BY: STAFF REPORTCopyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLCNews App Readers Click Here For Full Report BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The State of Florida logged 10,385 new COVID-19 cases, ending a dramatic two-day decline in which the daily report dropped from 14,685 to 7,670 to 5,609. The Florida […]
Continue Reading
Frustrated Seniors Confused By Florida’s Second Shot Policy. Asking For Help, Receiving None. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If you didn’t get your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County, you’re not getting your second dose from the department, either. Frustrated seniors finding problems with Publix or […]
Continue Reading
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of people hospitalized in Palm Bach County with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 is trending down. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports 410 people are hospitalized as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday. While the news is seemingly good, a look at South Palm Beach County ICUs suggests […]
Continue Reading
Vaccine Scheduling System Reopens Friday. Know What You Need. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — As Publix prepares to reopen the vaccination scheduling system on Friday, its COVID-19 website has been updated to reflect rules and regulations now in effect. While we are publishing the actual language below, here’s the “cliff’s notes” version: If you don’t […]
Continue Reading
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The number of people in area ICUs appears to be at — or near — a record for the year since COVID began, as the number of people hospitalized with COVID in Palm Beach County is now at 442. At 10 a.m. Saturday, West Boca Medical Center reports NO ICU […]
Continue Reading
Deaths, Infections Rise In Florida As Ex-President Trump Moves In BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — As Donald Trump officially moved in to Mar-A-Lago, the Florida Department of Health says 12,683 positive COVID-19 tests were recorded in the state. Florida also inched closer to 25,000 dead — recording 161 new deaths. It’s unclear what that number […]
Continue Reading
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 […]
Continue Reading
COVID Out Of Control In Florida, Numbers Skyrocketing. Palm Beach Pediatric Rate Still Rising. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida Department of Health reports 102,443 new COVID-19 cases were added over the past seven days, with 19,211 being added on Thursday alone. In Florida 248 new deaths were also logged on Thursday, according to […]
Continue Reading
West Boca ICU, Full. Bethesda West ICU, Full. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The early Thursday morning COVID hospital count in Palm Beach County remains over 400 — one of the highest hospital census reports in several months. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reports 406 people are hospitalized with a “primary diagnosis of […]
Continue Reading
