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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

Florida Department of Health officials have released the latest numbers for the Corona virus. As of this morning, Highlands has one new positive and more than 30 new negatives. Since statistics started being kept, Highlands Has registered 88 positive cases and 1,275 negative cases. In all, 1,369 tests have been administered so far. Some 30 Continue reading

As testing for the Corona Virus continues in Highlands County, positive and negative cases change. There is one new positive case, putting Highlands at 88 cases of the virus here. Of the 1,369 tests so far, 1,275 have come back negative – meaning now the rate of those without the virus is 93.6 percent of Continue reading

With more testing going on here in Highlands County, positives for the Corona virus have increased. The number has increased by by six over the weekend. Since numbers started being kept nearly two months ago, there have been 87 positive cases of the disease registered locally. The negatives also have increased. Of the 1,312 tests Continue reading

It appears Highlands County has hit another plateau. The number of positive cases of the Corona virus locally remains at 81 for the third straight day. There also are no new hospitalizations to report. Some 28 people have been hospitalized at some point during their illness here. Seven deaths have been attached to the Corona Continue reading

As things slow down from the Corona Virus infestation, officials from the Florida Department of Health have announced that they now will have only one afternoon update per day. Highlands County yesterday increased an additional case of the Corona. There now have been 81 cases of the virus here since numbers started to be tallied. Continue reading

As things slow down from the Corona Virus infestation, officials from the Florida Department of Health have announced that they now will have only one update per day. The morning update indicates Highlands County increased an additional case of the Corona. There now have been 81 cases of the virus here since numbers started to Continue reading

Following a stable weekend, numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show Highlands County has increased to 80 cases of the Corona virus since numbers started to be tallied. That means there have been no changes since Friday The number of people who have been hospitalized here at some point during their illness is Continue reading

Numbers this morning from the Florida Department of Health show Highlands County now has had 76 cases of the Corona virus since numbers started to be tallied. There are 28 people who have been hospitalized here at some point during their illness. Seven local fatalities have been attached to the disease. Anyone who dies with Continue reading