Hot spots in Lake Worth, Belle Glade threaten progress against coronavirus [View all]
Even as Palm Beach County emerges from its coronavirus shutdown, hot spots have emerged in Belle Glade and Lake Worth, sickening hundreds, cramming the intensive care unit at the Lakeside Medical Center and threatening the county’s overall progress against the deadly virus.
As of Friday morning, a combined 598 people in Belle Glade and Lake Worth zip codes had tested positive for coronavirus, according to figures released by the state Department of Health. Those 598 cases represented 12.3 percent of the county’s entire caseload.
Commissioners, public health and civic officials say a variety of factors - language barriers, poverty and distrust of the government - have contributed to a sort of perfect storm that has led to the hot spots in Lake Worth and Belle Glade.
The county has begun to add additional resources to the fight against the virus in those communities, including more mobile testing and the distribution of masks.
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