Covid-19 Update for Palm Beach County

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Palm Beach County COVID-19 statistics recap: 

  • Vaccinations began in Florida on December 14, 2020. There are roughly 22.2 million residents.
    • 2,266,723 people have received the first dose in FL.
    • 2,791,216 people have completed the series (i.e. received the 2nd dose of Maderna or Pfizer or single dose of J&J) in FL.
    • PBC has vaccinated 133,219 (first dose only) people; 250,042 have completed the series. 
  • Florida reported an increase in new cases, but PBC was down:
    • 32,088 new cases in FL up from 31,692 the prior week; up 1.24%
    • 2,265 new cases in PBC down from 2,577 the prior week; down 12% 
  • PBC 7-day moving average of new cases declined to 317 from 362 last week. 
  • PBC 7-day test positivity rate declined to 5.6% from 5.79% last week. It still remains above the 5% desired threshold. 
  • Testing in PBC declined to 40,637 from 45,352 last week. 
  • Hospitalizations rose slightly to 199 from 194 last week - the second time it has been below 200 since November 9, 2020. 

Regarding the Town of Jupiter: 

  • 71 new cases in Zip code 33458, down from 115 the prior week - the lowest since November 30.
  • 11 new cases in Zip code 33477, nearly unchanged from the prior week (10).