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Miami-Dade County, Fla., officials announced on Friday that the county would close beaches for July Fourth weekend amid fears that gatherings will spark further coronavirus outbreaks.County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced he was signing an emergency order to close beaches starting Friday and ending Tuesday.BREAKING: Beaches in @MiamiDadeCounty will close for the 4th of July holiday out of concerns for social…

MIAMI (WSVN) - Miami-Dade County will be closing all of the county’s beaches and will not allow gatherings of 50 or more people for Fourth of July weekend amid a spike in coronavirus cases throughout the state. Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in a release he will be signing an emergency order on Saturday that will…

Beaches in Miami-Dade County will close on Fourth of July weekend and gatherings of 50 or more people will be banned over concerns of social distancing and the coronavirus. County Mayor Carlos Gimenez will sign an emergency order to close beaches starting Friday, July 3, and ending Tuesday, July 7, his office announced Friday. "As…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.University of Miami researchers said Friday that around six percent of Miami-Dade County residents -- approximamtely 165,000 people -- have coronavirus antibodies indicating previous infection, a far larger total than the 10,926 county cases confirmed by Florida health officials.A two-week countywide study of 1,400 participants found about half…