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News Update 8/3/20

The latest Coronavirus test numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 25 additional positive tests returned and 104 new negatives conducted in Highlands County. Of the 15,258 tests administered locally over the past five months – 13,968 tests have been negative with 1,277 positive csess recorded. There have been Continue reading

News Update for 7/31/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 31 additional positive cases and 159 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 14,787 tests administered locally over the past five months – 13,613 have been negative with 1,163 positives. There have been 138 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

News 7/30/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 0 additional positive cases and 132 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 14,597 tests administered locally over the past five months – 13,454 have been negative with 1,115 positives. There have been 136 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

News Update for 7/29/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 12 additional positive cases and 12 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 14,449 tests administered locally over the past five months – 13,322 have been negative with 1,115 positives. There have been 128 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

NBews Update for 7/28/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 46 additional positive cases and 175 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 14,425 tests administered locally over the past five months – 13,310 have been negative with 1,103 positives. There have been 126 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

News Update for 7/27/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 29 additional positive cases and 144 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 14,211 tests administered locally over the past five months – 13,135 have been negative with 1,068 positives. There have been 125 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

News Update for 7/24/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 56 new positive cases and 234 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 13,619 tests administered locally over the past five months – 12,642 have been negative with 968 positives. There have been 120 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

News Update for 7/23/20

The latest Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 36 new positive cases and 221 new negative results in Highlands County. Of the 13,232 tests administered locally over the past five months – 12,308 have been negative with 912 positives. There have been 119 people hospitalized at some Continue reading

News Update for 7/21/20

Coronavirus numbers released this morning by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 31 new positive results and 86 new negative in Highlands County. Of the 12,626 tests administered locally over the past four months – 11,804 have been negative with 809 positives. There have been 117 people hospitalized at some point Continue reading

Newsw Update for 7/20/20

Coronavirus numbers climbed across the board over the weekend. Statistics released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 98 new positive results and 426 negative cases in Highlands County. Of the 12,346 tests administered locally over the past four months – 11,569 have been negative with 765 positives. There have been Continue reading