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Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Will Lift Countywide Curfew On Monday April 12

MIAMI — Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced on Monday that she will lift the countywide curfew next Monday, April 12.

A month ago, Levine Cava announced the curfew could be lifted by April 5, if the 14-day COVID-19 positivity rate average is at or below 5.5 percent. However, the County’s 14-day positivity rate was 6.41% on Sunday.

Despite that, the mayor said the decision was based on current scientific data.

“We developed these new guidelines based on the current status of the COVID response, the availability of the vaccine, the aggressive campaign that we’re mounting,” said Levine Cava. “We considered all of the available data, including the 14-day positivity rate, and also hospitalization from COVID, and death rates. So these have all declined significantly, as vaccinations for the most vulnerable has expanded, and our overall vaccination program has progressed.”

Levine Cava also announced there will be new COVID safety rules for residents and businesses to replace the county’s “New Normal” guidelines which were put in place by former Mayor Carlos Gimenez.

Mayor Levine Cava also said wearing a mask and getting vaccinated are the two most important things for the public to do in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

“If we do those two things, we will beat this, we will beat this pandemic, we will get back to normal and we will be able to begin building back our economy as well.”

The number of COVID-19 vaccinations in Miami-Dade County has reached more than 795,000 and should increase significantly now that Floridians 18 and over can get the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine while 16-and-17-year olds can get the Pfizer shot.

Miami-Dade County’s curfew will remain in effect from midnight to 6 a.m. for one more week. After that, restaurants, bars and other non-essential businesses will no longer have to shutdown at midnight.

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