BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida Department of Health added 12,343 confirmed cases of COVID-19 to the books on Sunday through 11:59 p.m., bringing the weekend total to 27,626. The percent positivity rate for the State of Florida moved back up — it’s now 11.4 percent based on Sunday’s numbers. In Palm Beach County, […]
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PALM BEACH COUNTY REPORTS 623 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 SUNDAY EVENING BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Sunday evening ICU bed “census” from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration reveals that West Boca Medical Center has just 3 ICU beds available as of 7:15 p.m. The census report, which is accurate as of 7:15 p.m. […]
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READERS DISPUTE BROWARD COUNTY WARNINGS, CLAIM OUR STORY IS “FAKE!” COCONUT CREEK, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Despite a volume of public records and official warnings being issued, several parents of children at Eagles Landing Camp (day and overnight camp) in Coconut Creek are slamming BocaNewsNow.com for publishing 15 COVID-19 warnings issued by Broward County. They claim […]
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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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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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As Predicted, Holiday Brings Slight Decline Due To Closed Testing Sites. Total Resident, Non-Resident is 10,059. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Many testing sites were closed statewide on Friday which led to a slight decrease — if you can call it a decrease — of new COVID-19 cases logged on Saturday, July 4th. The Florida […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Who is infected in your neighborhood? Not your zip code. Not your town. But — in terms of Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach — your homeowner’s association. That’s the question being asked of community managers throughout the area — all apparently forced to explain to homeowners that HiPAA […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — We don’t like to report unconfirmed reports but we are hearing from several sources that a mobile testing facility in South Palm Beach County — possibly Boca Raton or Delray Beach — may be announced as soon as today. While FEMA and other federal agencies were apparently against testing in […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says, emphatically, that private golf courses are NOT EXEMPT from the mandate to close all golf courses in Palm Beach County. “You do not get to opt out because you are a private club,” said Bradshaw. “To the country club managers, you are the […]
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