Anne Arundel County may shut down again

Anne Arundel County may shut down again

RISING, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVEIN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SAYS HECOULD PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS*BACK IN PLACE.

WMA━2 NEWSERIN MACPHERSON JOINS US LIVEFROM ARUNDEL MILLS MALL WITHE DETAILS.

ERIN?THIS WEEK━ ANNE ARUNDELCOUNTY HAS SEEN THE LARGESSINGLE DAY INCREASE IN MORETHAN A MONTH━ NOW SURPASSIN6,000 CASES AND 200 DEATHS.THE NUMBER OF THE CASES BEGANTO RISE EARLIER THIS MONTH━JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER JUST TWOWEEKS AFTER THE STATE DECIDEDTO REOPEN MORE BUSINESSES ASPART OF PHASE TWO OF THESTATE'S RECOVERY PLAN━ WHICHINCLUDED INDOOR DINING ATRESTAURANTS AND BARS.

ANNEARUNDEL COUNTY EXECUTIVESTEUART PITTMAN DOESN'T WANTTO CLOSE BUSINESSES AGAIN━BUT SAYS IT'S SOMETHING THEYHVE TO CONSIDER AS THE CASESCONTINUE TO GO UP.

THECOUNTIES HEALTH OFFICER SAYSANOTHER OPTION IS STRICTERPENALTIES FOR BUSINESSES NOTFOLLOWING THE LAW━ A FINE FORTHE FIRST INFRACTION ANDCLOSURE FOR THE SECOND.

SOMELOCAL BUSINESSES SUPPORTHARSHER PENALTIES━ SAYINGSHUT DOWN WOULD BE A MISTAKE.7:19“I think therefew bars, few gyms throughoutthe state that have not beenfollowing any of thosepolicies and causing thisspike” THE COUNTY EXECUTIVEIS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THEHOSPITALIZATION NUMBERS RISING━ HE'S AFRAID IF THE NUMBERSKEEP RISING LIKE THEY HAVEBEEN ALL MONTH━ IT'S GOINGTO GET TO A POINT THEHOSPITALS ARE OVERWHELMED.

HESAYS THEY EXPECT TO MAKE A