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The Florida Department of Health for Highlands County has released their daily report. It showw three new cases of Coronavirus and 624 new negative tests here. Of the 3,552 tests administered so far, 3,437 have come back negative with 110 positives. Currently, there have been 36 people listed as hospitalized at some point during their Continue reading

Corona virus numbers just released by the Florida Department of Health show no new cases of Coronavirus but 312 new negative tests in Highlands County. Of the 2,922 tests administered so far, 2,813 have come back negative with 107 positives. Currently, there have been 36 people listed as hospitalized at some point during their illness. Continue reading

Corona virus numbers from the Florida Department of Health this morning showed four new cases of Coronivirus and 147 new negative cases here. Of the 2,610 tests administered so far, 2,501 have come back negative with 104 positives. Currently, there have been 37 people hospitalized at some point during their illness and eight fatalities have Continue reading

Officials of the Florida Department of Health say numbers this morning show no new cases of Coronivirus here – but a number of new negative cases, Of the 2,460 tests administered so far, 2,354 have come back negative and 104 have registered positive. They do not say to what extent the illnesses have been. That Continue reading

New numbers released by the Florida Department of Health this morning indicate three new cases of the Corona virus here. There were, however, 52 more negative tests reported. So far, 2,191 tests have been conducted locally. There have been 2,087 negatives and now 103 positive cases. In all, 33 people have been hospitalized at some Continue reading

New numbers released by the Florida Department of Health this morning indicate one new case of the Corona virus here. There were, however, 76 more negative tests reported. So far, 2,136 tests have been conducted locally. There have been 2,035 negatives and now 100 positive cases. In all, 33 people have been hospitalized at some Continue reading

New numbers released by the Florida Department of Health this morning show no new cases of the Corona virus here, and more than 50 negative tests. So far, 2,059 tests have been conducted locally. There have been 1,959 negatives and 99 positive cases. In all, 33 people have been hospitalized at some point during their Continue reading

New numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show one new case of the Corona virus here, and more than 300 negative tests. So far, 2,007 tests have been conducted locally. There have been 1,907 negatives and 99 positive cases. In all, 33 people have been hospitalized at some point during their illness and Continue reading

More tests for the Coronavirus have been administered in Highlands County. Officials of the Florida Department of Health say there now have been three new positive cases of the virus and 39 new negative tests. Since records started being kept, 93 people in Highlands County have tested positive for the virus with 1,516 testing negative. Continue reading

Florida Department of Health officials have revised their numbers for the Corona virus in Highlands County. There now are 87 positive cases and some 95 new negatives. Since statistics started being kept, Highlands has registered 1,311 negative cases. In all, 1,406 tests have been administered to date. Some 30 people have been hospitalized at some Continue reading