Over the past three weeks, Miami-Dade County had the highest number of new cases in the state, followed by Broward County; that’s according to the most recent White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing for governors, obtained by ABC news. The report said Florida is in the midst of a viral resurgence, and with aggressive action now, can contain the surge. The governor has been silent on any new guidance on COVID-19 since pushing the state into Phase 3 in late September. “You have an option; wear a mask or have shut downs, those are the two options in front of us,” said Broward County Mayor Steve Geller. “Our contact tracing needs to be better, our quarantine needs to be better, mask wearing needs to be better,” said Broward County Teachers Union President Anna Fusco.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Coronavirus safety guidelines are being enforced across South Florida on Labor Day Weekend. In Fort Lauderdale, the beach appeared to be a very popular place. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dale Holness said Sunday there is an increase in mask wearing and social distancing enforcement this weekend. The positivity rates in Miami Dade and Broward counties have been looking much better lately. Everyone is well aware of what happened after Memorial Day, so Im really hoping that people will keep all that in mind so that we dont see a huge surge two weeks from Labor Day, said FIU infectious disease expert Dr. Aileen Marty.

The ships can’t dock at Port Everglades or even enter U.S. waters until unified command approves the cruise line’s entry plan, which has to include measures to keep the passengers away from the general population in Broward County. Unified command is made up of members from the U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Department of Health. We have over 300 U.S. citizens, fellow Americans, on the ships,” Broward County Mayor Dale Holness said. Both vessels are on their way to Port Everglades, but on Tuesday unified command rejected Carnival’s entry plan. Holness said meetings regarding the ships plans are ongoing, with Carnival and unified command sending documents back and forth and working to solidify an entry plan by Thursday.