All beaches in Miami and the surrounding area will be closed throughout the July 4th holiday weekend to protect people from surging cases of COVID-19, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Giménez announced late Friday. Giménez said in a statement that he’s signing an emergency order Saturday that will close all Miami-Dade County beaches from July 3 to 7. The emergency order comes as Florida’s COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing. Both Florida and Texas have shut down bars in the states as new cases of coronavirus are smashing records. Florida reported a record high of 8,942 new cases of coronavirus Friday, surging past the previous record of 5,508, set just two days prior.

Source: Huffington Post June 27, 2020 04:52 UTC