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Palm Beach School District Adds Nearly 500 Cases Since Break

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 bocanews296Leave a Comment

The 2021 Calendar Year Is Off To Troubling Start BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District has already logged at least 467 new cases of COVID-19 since school resumed on January 4th. The number is likely higher, as there is often a multi-day lag between when cases being recorded and announced. […]

Palm Beach School District Nears 1800 COVID Cases

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 bocanews376Leave a Comment

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District will likely hit the 1800 COVID-19 case mark today or Thursday. The milestone comes as a new wave of students — albeit smaller than anticipated — is expected to return to classroom learning in just two weeks. For the first semester, roughly 40 percent […]

South Palm Beach County Hospitals Filling With COVID Patients

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 bocanews751Leave a Comment

West Boca… Wellington… Delray Medical… Boca Regional BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The dire COVID-19 situation in South Palm Beach County shows no sign of letting up as area hospitals report significant COVID patient counts. At least 427 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 as a “primary diagnosis” early Monday morning, according to the Florida Agency […]

Boca Raton Community High and Calusa Elementary Still COVID Hotspots, Now 1061 Cases In School District

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 bocanews120Leave a Comment

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Parents continue to send sick kids to school in the Palm Beach County School District, and those sick kids continue to raise the numbers of COVID cases documented in elementary, middle and high schools. Boca Raton Community High School now reports 32 COVID-19 cases — the highest number of any […]

Palm Beach County School Bus Drivers Infected With COVID As Numbers Climb District Wide

December 5, 2020December 4, 2020 bocanews62Leave a Comment

Now 906 Students, Employees COVID-19 Positive In Palm Beach County School District BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the Palm Beach County School District, one segment of the employee population is showing a significant increase. At least six school bus drivers assigned to the “transportation north facility” are reporting […]

Palm Beach Schools Added 84 COVID Cases Since Thanksgiving Break

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 bocanews62Leave a Comment

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The COVID-19 case count in the Palm Beach County School District continues to grow, with 869 cases now reported. That’s an increase of 84 since Thanksgiving break just days ago. There are now 496 student infections and 373 employee infections. That number is expected to grow, possibly significantly, as those […]