Florida counties fight coronavirus surge by closing beaches, mailing out masks.
at bars statewide in response to the rising numbers of cases, although bars had not yet been allowed to reopen in Miami-Dade and some other South Florida counties.state health departmentGimenez' order will also ban any gathering, including parades, of more than 50 people"for whatever reason" from July 3 to 7.
In Palm Beach County, which is north of Miami, the mayor on Friday said that reusable face masks will be mailed to all 660,000 homes there. The county bought 1.5 million reusable masks which will be mailed to every home in the county, County Mayor Dave Kerner said.On Tuesday, the county government voted unanimously to mandate facial coverings, following protests and what Kerner called"a lot of passionate perspectives on both sides of the issue."
"What's not in dispute is that facial coverings and masks help stop the spread of COVID-19," Kerner said. In Palm Beach County, there have been 12,498 cases with 490 deaths. On Thursday alone there were 650 new COVID-19 cases, Kerner said.
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