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Pinellas County Commission extends state of local emergency

October 20, 2020 - The Pinellas County state of local emergency will continue through Oct. 30, after a vote Tuesday afternoon by the Board of County Commissioners. The extension keeps in effect a county ordinance requiring face coverings within public places and restaurants and bars to serve only patrons who are seated. The vote followed an uptick in Covid-19 cases in the county. As of Tuesday, there’s been a total of 24,327 confirmed cases in Pinellas County, an increase of 158 cases overnight. There were two additional deaths, for a total of 803 deaths in Pinellas County since the pandemic began.  

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