LARGO â On March 11, Pinellas County will mark one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the county. The first death was reported on March 23.
Since that time, as of Feb. 27, Florida Department of Health has reported 66,571 cumulative cases and 1,441 deaths in Pinellas.
To try to reduce community spread of COVID-19, County commissioners enacted a local state of emergency on March 13, 2020, which they voted to continue through March 5 at their Feb. 23 meeting. It will likely be extended every seven days for the foreseeable future.
An ordinance passed June 23, 2020 also remains in effect that requires the public to wear facial coverings in indoor public places and to use social distancing. Employees at restaurants and bars that prepare and/or serve food and drink indoors and outdoors are required to wear facial coverings.
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Pinellas commission considers renaming buildings after legal icons
Commissioners have been asked to rename buildings after two prominent figures: longtime State Attorney Bernie McCabe and the countyâs first full-time Black lawyer, Fred G. Minnis.
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There are requests to name Pinellas County buildings after two legal icons: Former Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, left, and Fred G. Minnis Sr., right, Pinellas first full-time black lawyer. [ Times files ]
Pinellas commissioners on Tuesday considered requests to rename county buildings after two local legal icons.
One request, spearheaded by Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls, is to rename the Pinellas County Justice Center after former Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, who died in January.
10 Memorable Moments/Developments in Tampa Bay Politics in 2020 By Mitch Perry Florida
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Spectrum Bay News 9 s Mitch Perry covered local reaction to George Floyd, COVID s affect on politics, and of course, Decision 2020. Below, he picked out the Top 10 Political stories of the year.
1-Michael Bloomberg campaigns in Tampa (January 26)
While Florida remains a crucial battleground swing state in general presidential elections, its place on the primary calendar precludes it from being very influential in presidential primaries (that’s why legislative leaders voted to move up the primaries in 2008 and 2012, though they were later sanctioned for doing so).
Michael Bloomberg entered the Democratic race for president extremely late, but for a brief, shining moment, appeared as if he could be the choice for centrist-leaning Democrats fearful of a Bernie Sanders nomination and Joe Bid
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