Source: Fla. Dept. of Health TAMPA, Fla. - Effective immediately, Florida officials are suspending consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.Halsey Beshears, secretery of the state's Department of Business & Professional Regulation, made the surprise announcement on Twitter this morning with a mere 19-word tweet. RELATED: Over 8,900 new Florida coronavirus cases reported in latest daily record; 39 new deathsThe news came minutes after Florida reported nearly 9,000 new coronavirus cases, a new record for daily increases.
Officials have said the number of cases is surging among young adults, which could endanger those who are most vulnerable to the virus.This week, emergency room doctors and hospital executives said they have enough hospital.