Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Florida beach and bar parties rage on amid alarming surge in COVID-19 cases
nypost ^ | 01/04/2021 | Hannah Frishberg

Posted on 01/04/2021 11:41:28 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Record-breaking coronavirus rates can’t stop these partiers from continuing to rage.

Despite surging COVID-19 cases, Florida beaches were packed with maskless revelers over New Year’s weekend. Photos of Fort Lauderdale Beach show nary a face covering and many a bikini as people continued to party despite the ongoing pandemic.

On Jan. 3 at Miami’s Fontainebleau pool area, heavy daytime partying was photographed despite the state’s coronavirus dashboard reporting another 10,603 cases that day — the fifth consecutive day it reported more than 10,000 cases.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bar; beach; bugchasers; covid; florida; itsagaything; southbeach
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-70 next last
To: ChicagoConservative27

2x of my 20-something year old nephews spent New Years in FL. From their social media, they mixed with some pretty girls and partied like the young like to party. Enjoy it while you got it.


21 posted on 01/04/2021 11:54:35 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Armando Guerra

IIRC from our years in FL, the freezing point of H2O is 52 degrees F in FL. :-)


22 posted on 01/04/2021 11:54:42 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Little Ray

And NV gov sissypants.


23 posted on 01/04/2021 11:55:44 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

DeSantis will be the Rats’ #1 Target in 2022.


24 posted on 01/04/2021 11:56:18 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Amazingly the regular flu just disappeared. I think they are counting all flu cases as COVID as part of the scam.


25 posted on 01/04/2021 11:57:55 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (COVID lockdowns is are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Floridians are really tired of the media and of masks. It really is almost normal here only fewer people than ever turn on the news any more and no one wants to talk about or hear about covid.


26 posted on 01/04/2021 12:03:23 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Hey New Yorkers, how about you mind your own business, enjoy your “safe” tyranny, and STAY TF OUT OF FLORIDA!

I live in FL, love it here, and want no part of your covid terror campaign.

ESAD.


27 posted on 01/04/2021 12:05:32 PM PST by Zeddicus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

NY shouldn’t be pointing their fingers at anyone.


28 posted on 01/04/2021 12:08:03 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Name and town, name and town, name and town! (A little Bill O’Reilly lingo). I want to know the name and town of EACH CASE of covid in these “rising numbers”. Don’t just don’t throw numbers and statistics out there. We need accountability. And while we’re at it, where are all the flu cases?


29 posted on 01/04/2021 12:09:00 PM PST by FrdmLvr
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dfwgator

He’s already a target. The left in Florida...which unfortunately exists in places like Jacksonville, broward County, etc ...is accusing DeSantis of killing Floridians with his refusal to shut down and are calling for his removal.

In reality, of course, we’ve had fewer cases (i.e., positive tests) and fewer deaths than either of the two most locked down states, CA and NY, both of which have smaller populations than FL.

But they had DeSantis with a passion because he’s no nonsense and won’t let them intimidate him.


30 posted on 01/04/2021 12:12:13 PM PST by livius
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

OMG.....cases?????

And, what ever happened to the flu?

Oh, yeah....it’s called Covid, now.

Thanks, China and DS.


31 posted on 01/04/2021 12:14:30 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow,)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
Florida beach and bar parties rage on amid alarming surge in COVID-19 cases

The young people attending ragers are not at risk from COVID-19 - if they catch a dose, they'll be fine after a few days.
32 posted on 01/04/2021 12:14:47 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bk1000
Cases, cases, cases. How many sick? On ventilators? Dying? Hospitalized? No flu this year? Amazing!

I'm an RN in a hospital on the west coast of Florida, very close to very popular beaches.

We are not overloaded with Covid. Not even close. We closed the dedicated covid unit months ago and never reopened it. Our ICU is not overloaded, and it's not full of covid patients; only a small fraction.

33 posted on 01/04/2021 12:15:36 PM PST by Zeddicus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
Expect even more New Yorkers to flee to Florida for good.
34 posted on 01/04/2021 12:17:11 PM PST by SmokingJoe
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Record breaking fun... “F” the covid BS.


35 posted on 01/04/2021 12:21:31 PM PST by maddog55 ((the only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: hillarys cankles

Welcome!!! It’s a great state, apart from Broward lol. Awesome Governor!!


36 posted on 01/04/2021 12:24:46 PM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (This is all a Soros funded communist insurrection! )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: blueunicorn6

The Turkey Buzzards rejoice.


37 posted on 01/04/2021 12:25:40 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: srmanuel

“The average age of the people testing positive is getting younger, the least vulnerable age group according the CDC statistics....”

So what? From what I understand the false positive rate of the test they use is upwards of 80%+


38 posted on 01/04/2021 12:30:58 PM PST by billyboy15 (')
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

The only thing surging about Covid are the lies told


39 posted on 01/04/2021 12:37:55 PM PST by Professional ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
I love all the sensational language "alarming" and "surge" etc.

Gosh, to read that you'd think there were bodies piling up in the streets. You can search and find that ICUs typically run at 70% to 80% utilization. Check out:

https://bi.ahca.myflorida.com/t/ABICC/views/Public/ICUBedsCounty?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y

And you'll see that across the state of Florida ICU utilization is running right at about ... 80%. A little on the high side but probably not unexpected given the state's popularity with older retirees.

Positive case numbers are up because of sensational "reporting" like this inducing more people to get tests. I'm starting to believe that a certain percentage of test kits are rigged to report positive regardless. With an unscrupulous thumb on the scales in that way certain players in the game could ramp up/down the fear anytime they wanted to. I'd love to be able to get a few dozen test kits each from all the major manufacturers/distributors and test them in clean conditions on pure saline. I wonder what percentage would still come back positive.

40 posted on 01/04/2021 12:44:04 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Biden/Harris - illegitimate and everyone knows it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-70 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson