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Florida Adds 4,423 Coronavirus Cases As Percent Positivity Increases Statewide
Updated Wednesday at 2:15 p.m.
Florida’s Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed 4,423 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 821,123. Also, 32 resident deaths were announced, bringing the resident death toll to 16,922.
No new non-resident deaths were announced, leaving the non-resident toll at 209.
This is the fourth consecutive day that Florida reported more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases.
Read more at our news partner the Miami Herald.
—Michelle Marchante/Miami Herald
Boca Raton Residents Can Apply For COVID-19 Housing Relief Funds
Updated Wednesday at 9:22 a.m.
The city of Boca Raton is offering housing assistance to residents who have experienced financial hardships caused by COVID-19.
Through the city’s Rental and Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Assistance programs, residents can apply for relief funds, which offer up to $10,000 per household.
Because the city received an additional $230,285 in Phase 2 Coronavirus Relief Funds from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the maximum assistance for the programs has increased from $5,800 to $10,000 per household.
— By Brett Shweky / The South Florida Sun Sentinel
Read more from our news partner at The South Florida Sun Sentinel.
