Florida to close beaches for July 4th. Expect much wingnut screeching:

Several counties in South Florida, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe (home to the Florida Keys) are closing their beaches for the July 4th holiday weekend as part of a statewide effort to get control over the state’s spiking COVID-19 infection rate.

The Florida Department of Health reported 5,266 new confirmed cases of COVID Monday, the sixth consecutive day in which at least 5,000 new cases have been announced, and 28 more deaths, according to Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY network.

The state now has more than 146,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 3,400 deaths. The cases have more than doubled since Florida entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan on June 5.

I am scared/angry right now because I know, I just KNOW that this weekend we’re going to see videos all over Twitter of crowds of people packed on to beaches, lakes, pools, restaurants, bars, etc. You thought it was bad in March and April? We are seriously close to things going straight to hell next month.