The closures come as Florida has topped 141,000 coronavirus cases.
Fox 4 looks into how likely SWFL beaches are to shut down again.
AND CHARLOTTE WITH 88.
THEREWERE 92 DEATHS IN FLORIDAASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19.THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND ISFAST APPROACHING, AND SOMEFLORIDA COUNTIES HAVE ALREADYANNOUCNED BEACHES WILL ONCEAGAIN SHUT DOWN..
AS CORONAVIRUSCASES RISE.OUR JESSICA ALPERN IS FOLLOWINGTHIS STORY.SHE’S RECHED OUT TO OUR LOCALLEADERS TO SEE IF IT’S SOMETHINGWE COULD SEE HAPPEN HERE.SO FAR THE MAYOR OF FORT MYERSBEACH HAS RESPONDED TO ME...SAYING IT’S SOMETHING HE PLANSTO DISCUSS WITH TOWN COUNCILMEMBERS.VO:JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE FOURTHOF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, ANDCOVID-19 CASES IN FLORIDACONTINUE TO RISE.THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW OURSTATE HAS TOPPED 141-THOUSANDCASES(show screen shot state reportcase count).MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIESLEAD THE STATE WITH THE MOSTNUMBER OF CASES(show screen shot state reportcounty-by-county table).BOTH HAVE ANNOUNCED BEACHES WILLSHUT DOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYWEEKEND.MIAMI-DADE ALSO SAYS IT WILLRESTRICT GATHERINGS OR PARADESOF MORE THAN 50-PEOPLE AND THEVIEWING OF THE FIREWORKS SHOWWILL BE LIMITED.THE QUESTION THIS MORNING FORUS...COULD WE SEE SIMILAR SHUT DOWNSAND RESTRICTIONS ON SOUTHWESTFLORIDA BEACHES?I’VE REACHED OUT TO OUR LOCALLEADERS, AND SO FAR FORT MYERSBEACH MAYOR RAY MURPHY SAYS HE’SCURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE TOWNPLANS TO DO IN REGARD TO APOSSIBLE SHUT DOWN.AND THAT HE WILL QUOTE "HAVE TOSEE IF THERE’S ANY APPETITE ONTHE PART OF THE OTHERCOUNCILMEMBERS."THESE DISCUSSIONS FOLLOW A PUSHFROM THE GOVERNOR YESTERDAY...WHO SAID SOCIAL INTERACTIONAMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IS DRIVINGTHE SURGE IN CONFIRMED CASES.SOTVO from presser:-49:15"I think 25-34 has been close to20% and we’re seeing it allacross different areas of ourstate, this is the oneconsistent thing."HE SAID THE FEAR IS YOUNGERPEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH OLDERRELATIVES MAY INFECT THOSE INGROUPS WHO CAN GET MORE SEVERELYSICK WITH COVID-19.HE ALSO POINTED TO BARS AND PUBSTHAT WERE NOT FOLLOWING MANDATEDGUIDELINES AS A REASON FOR THISSPIKE IN YOUNGER CASES.TAG:AS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LEADERSDECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH OUR LOCALBEACHES, WE’RE GOING TO LOOK A
Thirty-one states are now reporting an increase in coronavirus cases, 23 of them are reporting an increase in hospitalizations. As..
