There's progress for Palm Beach County.
That's what county Mayor Dave Kerner is reporting after the most recent COVID-19 data.
In his Friday updates, Kerner said at the moment the county's positivity rate is sitting at 6.5% as of Thursday.
COUNTY MAYOR DAVE KERNER ISREPORTING - AFTER THE MOSTRECENT COVID-19 DATA.
NOW THECOUNTY IS GETTING MORE HELP INTESTING..
BUT ARE WE INCHINGCLOSER TO PHASE TWO IN THEREOPENING PLAN?
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONWITH THE STORY.<< NATS: (VO) PALM BEACHCOUNTY MAYOR DAVID KERNER INHIS FRIDAY UPDATES SAYS WE'REMOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONWHEN COMES TO DEALING WITH THECOVID 19 VIRUS.
AT THE MOMENTTHE COUNTY'S POSITIVITY RATEIS SITTING AT 6.5% AS OFTHURSDAY.
(SOT 15:47:54) 9 SECTHE DAILY POSITIVITY RATE IS AMETERIC I FOCUS ON BECAUSEIT'S VERY ACCURATE ONDETERMINING HOW WIDE SPREADTHE VIRUS IS IN OUR COMMUNITYAT THIS MOMENT.
NATS: (VO)FRIDAY AFTERNOON KERNERANNOUNCED THAT ANTIGEN TESTWILL BE AVAILABLE SOMETIMENEXT WEEK AT THE BALLPARK ATTHE PALM BEACHES TESTING SITE.600-700 TESTS WILL BEAVAILABLE EACH DAY.
THESIGNIFICANCE OF THIS TEST ISTHAT YOU GET RESULTS WITHINHOURS.
HE SAID THEY WILL BEAVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE65-YEAR-OLD OR OLDER, ANYONEUNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR IFSOMEONE IS SYMPTOMATIC.
(SOT15:50:50 ) 13 SEC ANTIGENTESTING WOULD BE VERY USEFULFOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS,DEPUTY SHERIFF'S, POLICEOFFICERS, FIRE RESCUE, SO THATWE DON'T HAVE TO PUT THEMQUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS THERELOSING VERY ESSENTIALPERSONNEL AND STAFF THAT NEEDTO BE OUT ON THE STREETSPROTECTING US.
NATS: (VO)ANOTHER HOT TOPIC UNDERDISCUSSION IS MOVING THECOUNTY TO PHASE II.
KERNERSAYS THE MOVE INVOLVESAUTHORIZATION FROM THE COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS TO SEND A LETTEROF REQUEST TO GOVERNORDESANTIS.
THE DECISION ISIMPORTANT TO THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSEIT ALLOWS STUDENTS BACK INTOCLASSROOMS ON CAMPUS...SOMETHING JOHN MCDANIEL WOULDLIKE TO SEE SOON.
(SOT16:23:50) 7 SEC I THINK WE GOTGET THE KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL TOBE HONEST WITH YOU, AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE.
THE COVID IS ANIMPORTANT THING TO KEEP YOUREYE ON BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLYTHING.
NATS: (VO) KERNER SAYSONCE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN HEBELIEVES THE DISTRICT NEEDS TOEVALUATE THE COUNTY'S METRICS,NUMBERS AND POSTITIVY RATE ONAN ON-GOING BASES.
<16:26:56 IHAVE FEARS ABOUT OPENING UPTWO MASSIVE INSTITUTIONS,PHASE TWO BUSINESSES, AND THESCHOOL BOARD AT THE SAME TIMEI HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORKWITH THE SCHOOL BOARD TO FINDA WAY TO STAGGER THOSE TWOAPPROACHES.
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Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner says once schools are open he believes the district needs to evaluate the county's metrics,..
