Palm Beach County has the third-highest number of reported cases in the state, with 22, although none are in the city of Lake Worth Beach. AD“We could have banned large public gatherings, we could have closed the beach, we could have put a moratorium on utility cutoffs,” Hardy said. The beach closed only after Florida Gov. Lake Worth Beach issued a similar order two days later. Hardy said the city council needs to declare a state of emergency in Lake Worth Beach so residents will be protected.

Source: Washington Post March 23, 2020 00:36 UTC