Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars Friday after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, a new record that is almost double the previous mark set just two days ago.
The Florida agency that governs bars announced the ban on Twitter just minutes after the Department of Health reported 8,942 new confirmed cases, topping the previous record of 5,500 set Wednesday.
Effective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.
Your nursing home death rate is 500% higher per capita than Florida’s.
Sit down. https://t.co/YCFx89gTCZ
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) June 25, 2020
Who needs Saturday Night Live when we have Florida? https://t.co/U2qvFM7bju
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) June 25, 2020