The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) has suspended alcohol consumption at all bars statewide – effective immediately.
The move comes as Florida recorded a big jump in coronavirus cases. Nearly 9,000 cases were reported by the Florida Department of Health Friday morning. That far surpasses the previous record of about 5500 set last Wednesday.
DBPR Secretary Halsey Beshears made the announcement about the bars via Twitter.
The state recently suspended the alcohol license of Knights Pub in Orlando, after 13 employees and 28 customers of the bar near the University of Central Florida tested positive for COVID-19.
