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Low beach attendance for January; no water rescues

VERO BEACH — While chilly temperatures caused a drop in beach attendance last month, lifeguards are happy to report that there were no water rescues that occurred in January. "It's a great thing," Vero Beach Lifeguard Association officials said in a statement. "We hope people are paying attention to lifeguards and condition signs before they go into the water." The Vero Beach Lifeguard Association recently released its monthly report for the beaches at Jaycee Park, Humiston Park and South Beach Park. Lifeguards said about 54,105 beachgoers flocked to the shore in January. The highest beach-attendance record of 65,700 was set in 2019 for Vero Beach, lifeguards said. The record low for beach attendance was set in 2016 with 36,000 people, ...

Coronavirus in IRC, Feb. 8 update

Afternoon update, Feb. 8, 2021 Indian River County verified 27 new COVID-19 cases Monday, according to the Florida Department of Health county report. This raises the total amount of county cases to 10,174, while the death toll remained at 244. The numbers in the reports are provisional and subject to change. Health officials said 108 out of the 244 Indian River County deaths were at long-term care facilities. The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. The facilities with virus-related deaths can be found here. There have been 616 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Indian River County, health officials said. The number of hospitalizations and county cases are both cumulative. There were 27 people still hospitalized as of Monday, ...

Coronavirus in IRC update, Dec. 20, 2020

Afternoon update, Dec. 20, 2020 Indian River County verified 51 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, according to the Florida Department of Health county report. This raises the total amount of county cases to 5,939, while the death toll remained at 152. Health officials said the numbers in the reports are provisional and subject to change. Health officials said 77 out of the 152 Indian River County deaths were at long-term care facilities. The long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases can be found here. The facilities with COVID-19 deaths can be found here. There have been 478 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Indian River County, health officials said. The number of hospitalizations and county cases are both cumulative. There were 16 people still hospitalized ...