More than 100 new cases of the deadly coronavirus were recorded over the weekend in Palm Beach County.
CASES RECORDED OVER THEWEEKEND..
FOR PALM BEACHCOUNTY..
IS HIGHEST WE'VE SEENCOMPARED TO NUMBERS FROM LASTMONTH.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5MICHELLE QUESADA EXPLAINS WHATTHIS MEANS MOVING FORWARD ANDWHY SOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALARE CONCERNED.<< THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OFCORONAVIRUS IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLEDCOMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE AMONTH AGO&.
WHILE COUNTYOFFICIALS HAVE SAIDHOSPITALIZATIONS ARE UNDERCONTROLSPECIALIST DR. LESLIE DIAZSAYS THATDR. DIAZ 3:00 THEY NEED TO GTHE NUMBERS RIGHT ALRIGHT - IINVITE ANY ADMINISTRATOR ANYGOVERNOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TOCOME AND JOIN ME FOR A DAY ANDTHEN THEY CAN TALK- IT IS NOTRUE - THE NUMBERS ARE RISINGDR. DIAZ SAYS IT'S NOTNECESSARILY THE SPIKE IN CASESIN PALM BEACH COUNTY SHE ISWORIED ABOUT - IT'S THEHOSPITALIZATIONS.
DR. DIAZ4:05 I SEE THE UNITS RUN OUTOF BEDS AND I SEE THE OH MYGOD WE HAVE TO SCRAMBLE ANDPUT THESE PATIENTS SOMEWHEREELSE - I MEAN THIS ISHAPPENING - ITS REALITY - ANDI WAS IN THE HOSPITALYESTERDAY FOR HOURS BECAUSE WEGOT HIT WITH 7 NEW ONES BOOMBOOM BOOM ONE AFTER THE OTHERAND THIS IS IN A MATTER OF ANHOUR SOME QUESTION WHETHERANOTHER LOCKDOWN WILL BECONSIDERED OR WHETHER THECOUNTY SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON ITSCONTINUED RE- OPENING OF THEECONOMY& CURRENTLY THEGOVERNOR HAS NOT RESPONDED TOTHE COUNTYTO PHASE 2& VICE MAYOR ROBERTWEINROTH 7:02 I KNOW IPERSONALLY DONGO BACKWARD I DONTHERECOUNTY VICE MAYOR ROBERTWEINROTH REITERATES THAT THECOUNTY COMMISSION KNEW THEREWOULD BE AN INCREASE IN CASESONCE THE ECONOMY RE- OPENED&DR. DIAZ SAID SHE IS NOT INFAVOR OF ANOTHER LOCKDOWN BUTSAYS SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONETO SLOW DOWN THE NUMBER OFCASES COMING INTO LOCALHOSPITALS& 1:19 ARE WE GOINGTO BE OVERWHELMED, ARE WEGOING TO TURN INTO ANOTHER NEWYORK BECAUSE OF OUR SENSELESSDECISION MAKING ON MONEY OVERLIVES - MICHELLE QUESADA WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.TWO DRUGS THAT WERE BEING USEDAT ONE POINT -- TO TREATCOVID-19 -- NO LONGER HAVE
Leaders discussed the spike of coronavirus cases in Palm Beach County.
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill said this number would be much higher if health officials counted temporary residents, such as..
