Miami-Dade Mayor Says Protests ‘Had a Lot to Do With’ COVID-19 Surge in Florida

Miami-Dade Mayor Says Protests ‘Had a Lot to Do With’ COVID-19 Surge in Florida
Demonstrators participate in a protest in Miami, Florida, on June 12, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Sunday cited the recent protests as one of the reasons his county continues to report new highs for COVID-19 cases.

During an interview on CBS' “Face the Nation,” Gimenez said that the county residents “let their guard down” in late May and early June, a period marked by the effort to reopen Florida’s economy, as well as the civil unrest following George Floyd’s death in the custody of Minneapolis police.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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