Pediatric Positivity Rate Jumps Again In Palm Beach County. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If eating in restaurants seems like a good idea to you, then just disregard the 19,473 new COVID-19 cases logged in the State of Florida on Wednesday. You should also ignore the 164 deaths. And give no thought to the 11.60 […]
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DeSantis Announces Drive Through Site At Hard Rock Stadium, Still Only 65 And Up, Florida ID NOT Required BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, on a campaign to make things look better than they are for vaccine distribution in the State, today announced that Hard Rock Stadium will operate as a drive […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Stunning numbers from the Florida Department of Health officially end 2020 and start 2021. Florida added 21,015 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on December 31st and 9,752 confirmed cases on New Year’s Day — when testing locations were largely closed for the holiday. 217 deaths were recorded over the two days […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The early morning count of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Palm Beach County pulled back just a bit on this last day of 2020, but remains exceptionally high. 352 people are starting New Year’s Eve in a Palm Beach County hospital with a “primary diagnosis of COVID-19,” according to the Florida Agency […]
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Florida, Palm Beach County Record Significant Increases While DeSantis Tells Restaurant Workers They Are More Important Than Stopping COVID-19 Spread BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Tuesday suggested that keeping restaurant workers employed is more important than stopping the spread of COVID-19, 122 people statewide died from the virus. The infection […]
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COVID Spreading Unfettered In Sunshine State. More than 60,000 Cases In One Week. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida added another 10,265 COVID-19 cases on Friday as the body count rose by 90. In just seven days, 62,953 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the Florida. The bodies continue to stack up. At least […]
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Now At Least 18,994 Dead In Florida. Palm Beach County ICU Availability Declines. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida death count continues to soar as the state added a stunning number of new COVID-19 cases in just one week. Over the past seven days, Florida logged 58,865 confirmed COVID-19 cases. That brings Florida’s total […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Sunshine State is becoming the COVID State, as Florida added 10,699 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday and another 98 deaths. The one day positivity rate hit 8.19 percent. As the infections and deaths continues, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is spending much of his day tweeting about open businesses — […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida Department of Health isn’t reporting numbers on Thanksgiving — apparently there’s no need to work in the midst of a pandemic — but Rebekah Jones and her COVID Action Community Dashboard team aren’t taking the day off. The dashboard now shows 1,052,924 COVID-19 infections in Florida. Jones also […]
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No Statement From Florida Governor Ron DeSantis As COVID Situation Worsens BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Health officials have long said that anything under 25 percent availability in the state’s hospital system is cause of serious concern. Presumably those officials are seriously concerned today. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration is now reporting an available […]
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Nearly 1,000,000 Infections In Florida. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — More than 18,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Florida since the pandemic began, yet Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues his code of silence by not acknowledging the death toll. He continues to work against local governments by prohibiting fines and other penalties from being […]
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Sick. Dying. Dead. Florida Dying. Governor DeSantis Not Commenting. Infections Rising. UPDATE: 8:53am Monday, November 23rd: Better late than never. Florida DOH released the positivity rates for Saturday on Monday. Florida statewide one day: 6.60 percent. Palm Beach County one day: 6.06 percent. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida will cross a grim milestone on […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — It’s getting bad out there. The Florida Department of Health reports that Florida added 9,002 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Florida also logged 79 new deaths. The positivity rate in Florida, solely for Wednesday’s reporting, is 7.58 percent. In Palm Beach County, 563 new COVID-19 cases […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County Commission has officially decided to do absolutely nothing about the soaring COVID-19 numbers in the county. As if taking their cue from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who continues to be impotent when it comes to managing the COVID crisis, commissioners during their Tuesday meeting took no […]
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Florida Moves Daily Report To Evening Distribution. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The State of Florida continues its dangerous ascent into a COVID crisis with no visible leadership from State or Palm Beach County officials. Florida added 4,531 new cases on Sunday with 41 new deaths. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has largely been silent, only […]
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