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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

News Update for 7/16/20

New Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health this morning show that there have been 29 new positive results and 130 negative cases. Of the 11,698 tests administered locally over the past four months – 11,028 have been negative with 656 positives. There have been 98 people hospitalized at some point during their Continue reading

News Update for 7/15/20

New Coronavirus numbers released this morning by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 37 new positive results and 209 negative cases. Of the 11,540 tests administered locally over the past four months – 10,898 have been negative with 627 positives. There have been 93 people hospitalized at some point during their Continue reading

News Update for 7/14/20

New Coronavirus numbers released by the Florida Department of Health show that there have been 33 new positive results and 121 negative tests. Of the 11,300 tests administered locally over the past four months – 10,691 have been negative with 590 positives. There have been 90 people hospitalized at some point during their illness and Continue reading

News Update for 7/13/20

New Coronavirus numbers released this morning by the FloridaDepartment of Health show that there have been 25 new positive results and 151 negative tests. Of the 11,146 tests administered locally over the past four months – 10,570 have been negative with 557 positives. There have been 85 people hospitalized at some point during their illness Continue reading

News Update for 7/10/20

Officials at the Sebring International Raceway are getting ready for what they’re calling “a small gathering of true race fans.” The Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring will be held at the Sebring International Raceway next weekend. Instead of the crush of fans normally seen, officials say small groups will be admitted on a timed basis. Continue reading

News Update for 7/9/20

Numbers released this morning by the Florida Department of Health show Highlands County has registered 16 new positive cases of the Coronavirus and 91 negative test results. The current report shows 10,331 tests have been done locally – of those, 9,841 have been negative with 473 positive cases. The severity of those positive cases remains Continue reading

News Update for 7/8/20

NEWS 7/8/20 BF COROANA SCORECARD Numbers released this morning by the Florida Department of Health show Highlands County has registered 22 new positive cases of the Coronavirus and 139 negative test results. The current report shows 10,224 tests have been done locally – of those, 9,750 have been negative with 457 positive cases. The severity Continue reading