Miami-Dade is rolling back the county's reopening as all restaurant dining, short-term rentals, party venues, banquet facilities, and gyms and fitness centers are ordered to close again starting Wednesday, July 8, 2020, amid rising COVID-19 cases.
However, Restaurants will still be able to offer their customers take-out and delivery, The Real Deal reported. Last week, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered a countrywide curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and will remain in force, save for essential workers, and those needing to perform religious obligations.
He said that he plans to keep outdoor activities open, including condo and hotel pools and child daycare centers with strict capacity limits as well as requiring the wearing of masks and observing social distancing (at least six feet apart).
After being closed over the weekend, beaches be allowed to open on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, but may be forced to close again if crowding and violation of public health rules are observed.
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The spike of COVID-19 infections, which mostly involved 18- to 34-year-old, is still being tracked. Experts say that the rise in cases was due to many reasons, including young people going to crowded places without observing health safety protocols such as social distancing and wearing facial coverings.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Florida has surged and past 200,000, one month after most of the state entered its second phase of reopening, USA Today reported. There have been additional 10,059 cases in the update released from the state Department of Health last Sunday.
According to Gov. Ron DeSantis, the median age for all COVID-19 in the state since March is 39, while the 18- to 35-year-old age group accounts for the majority of new cases. And while this age group is less prone to "significant consequences," DeSantis said it is clear they drive the increase in positivity rate.
In Sunday's report, 29 additional deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in Dade, Indian River, Broward, Lee, Palm Beach, Osceola, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. DeSantis also noted that the rising reported cases of COVID-19 infection are partly due to the increase in overall testing. Florida has tested a total of 2.2 million residents as of July 5 compared to the 1.1 million total tests one month ago.
Miami-Dade County's total COVID-19 cases totaled 44,729 cases, with 1,038 deaths, as of July 2, 2020, pushing the county in the red flag zone. Total hospitalizations due to coronavirus infection totaled 1,466 patients, the Miami Herald reported. Miami-Dade's ICU availability entered into the red flag category last Friday, July 3, 2020, as patients with COVID-19 infection took up more than 70 percent of available ICU beds as per the report.
DeSantis underscored the need for people to avoid closed spaces, closed-contact settings, and crowded places, which will go a long way in helping the spread of the coronavirus contained.
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