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   From: bunch-of-masked-pussies@latimes.com   
      
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   infections still happening are mop-ups of the weak.   
      
   Law enforcement in Daytona Beach, Florida, responded to a large   
   gathering involving an estimated 200 people on Saturday   
   afternoon, as authorities across the country worked to address   
   Memorial Day weekend crowds amid the new coronavirus pandemic.   
      
   Video footage recorded by a helicopter crew associated with the   
   Sheriff's Office in Volusia County, where Daytona Beach is   
   located, showed people standing and dancing around a car parking   
   in the middle of the street near the boardwalk. The gathering   
   interrupted traffic in at least one direction, and a   
   representative from the Sheriff's Office can be heard ordering   
   additional road and bridge closures in the video recording.   
      
   In a message shared to Twitter on Saturday, the Daytona Beach   
   Police Department (DBPD) confirmed the group complied with   
   requests to disperse and no attendees were arrested. Later, the   
   police department reported a shooting near the beach, during   
   which "several people sustained non-life-threatening injuries."   
   The department said those injured had received treatment, and   
   announced details about a press conference due to take place at   
   1:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday to discuss an ongoing investigation.   
   DBPD said a live stream of the conference will be posted to its   
   official Facebook page.   
      
   Newsweek reached out to Daytona Beach Police and the Volusia   
   County Sheriff's Office for additional information Sunday, but   
   did not receive replies by time of publication.   
      
   An additional statement shared to Twitter by the Volusia County   
   Sheriff's Office acknowledged Saturday's crowds said law   
   enforcement would be monitoring the area throughout Sunday to   
   enforce social distance mandates, which have been implemented by   
   Florida's state officials as well as Daytona Beach's local   
   leadership.   
      
   Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry told CNN on Friday that the   
   city could not expect beachgoers to wear face masks during their   
   weekend outings, though visitors would be asked to maintain at   
   least 10 feet of distance between one another.   
      
   "The Sheriff's Office and our law enforcement partners across   
   Volusia will be back out again today trying to make this a safe   
   weekend for everyone," the Sheriff's Office tweeted. "We're   
   counting on your help. Be safe, be smart and know that we   
   appreciate your cooperation."   
      
   Though some Florida beaches had already begun accepting visitors   
   in April, Governor Ron DeSantis permitted beaches statewide to   
   reopen with restrictions in place starting May 4. Guidelines   
   that accompanied the governor's announcement limited beachgoers   
   to "active recreation" only, including walking, jogging,   
   swimming or fishing.   
      
   Still, some local officials have decided to delay reopening   
   beaches in their jurisdictions due to concerns about virus   
   transmission. Beaches in Miami and Fort Lauderdale--which have   
   reported more cases of the new coronavirus among their   
   individual populations than most other areas in Florida--will   
   remain closed until after the holiday.   
      
   Florida has confirmed more cases of the new coronavirus than   
   most other United States regions, reporting the ninth-highest   
   nationwide total as of Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins   
   University's tracker. Over the course of the pandemic, the state   
   has recorded more than 50,800 total diagnoses and at least 2,233   
   related deaths.   
      
   https://www.newsweek.com/large-crowds-daytona-beach-over-   
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