Lafayette County Businesses Resist Wearing Masks As COVID-19 Cases Surge
While Broward and Miami-Dade counties have received national attention as hotspots , Lafayette County now has the worst statewide case rate, with 1,532 cumulative cases — or 18,024 cases per 100,000 people — according to usafacts.org. The Florida Department of Health has issued a public health advisory that encourages the public to wear face coverings, refrain from gatherings of more than 10 people, and avoid closed spaces. But without mandatory state-enforced regulations, individual counties can adopt rules that may be more strict or flexible than the states’ recommendations, causing s...
Source: wuft.org