Martin County considering tighter COVID-19 restrictions

Martin County Commissioners are expected to discuss tightening COVID-19 restrictions

COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET ANDGET AN UPDATE FROM THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT ON COVID-19 IN OURCOMMUNITY.

THEY ARE LIKELY TODISCUSS THE REOPENING STRATEGYMOVING FORWARD, AS WE SEE ASPIKE IN CASES.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVESTEPHANIE SUSSKIND IS LIVE INGREENACRES TO TELL US WHAT'SON THE TABLE.

STEPH?THIS COMMUNITY IS ONESEVERAL THAT LEADERS HAVEIDENTIFIED AS CARONAVIRUSHOTSPOTS RECENTLY.

SO THEYBE WATCHING CLOSELY AS THECOUNTY DISCUSSES HOW IT PLANSTO MOVE FORWARD THIS MORNING.NUMBERS FROM THIS WEEKEND SHOWPALM BEACH COUNTYCORONAVIRUS CASES HAVE MORETHAN TRIPLED FROM WHERE THEYWERE A MONTH AGO.

NOW SOMECOUNTY LEADERS HAVE EXPRESSEDCONCERNS ABOUT MOVING FORWARDWITH REOPENING WITH THENUMBERS INCREASING AT THISRATE.

THIS COMES AS WE WAITFOR A RESPONSE FROM THEGOVERNOR ABOUT PALM BEACHCOUNTY ENTERING PHASE TWO.VICE MAYOR ROBERT WEINROTHSAYS THEY KNEW CASES WOULDINCREASE WITH REOPENING AFTETHE LOCKDOWN.ALL THESE THINGS BEING SAID ITHINK YOUTHIS COMMISSION GO BACKWARDSWECARE AND WEWITH LOOKING AT THE METRICSTHAT WE HAVETHAT MEETING GETS UNDERWAY AT9:30 THIS MORNING.

WEYOU UPDATED ON WHAT OUR COUNTYLEADERS HAVE TO SARIGHT NOW, CONTACT T