Florida suspends drinking at bars due to surging COVID-19 cases

Florida is now suspending drinking at bars Florida, Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the Department of Business & Professional Regulation, announced as the state’s daily COVID-19 case numbers skyrockted.

This move also takes place a few days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to pull the liquor licenses from bars that didn’t follow the state’s reopening guidelines. Several bars around the state closed after a number of coronavirus cases outbreaks were traced back to the bars.

The announcement comes as The Florida Department of Health reported a record 8,942 new coronavirus cases. Just the day before, Florida reported record for a single-day increase of 5,508 cases.

The state also reported 39 additional deaths to bring the state toll to 3,366.

You can review the Florida numbers here are the Florida Department of Health.