Pinellas County extends Covid emergency
April 1, 2021 - Pinellas County has extended its state of local emergency for Covid-19 through April 9. The extension was issued by County Administrator Barry Burton by delegated authority from the Board of County Commissioners. It keeps in effect a county ordinance requiring face coverings within public places and requiring restaurants and bars to serve only patrons who are seated. As of Wednesday, Pinellas County has recorded a cumulative total of 72,243 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 1,554 deaths. The two-week rolling average of new cases was 199 as of Wednesday, and the percentage of people who took a Covid test and tested positive averaged 6.09 percent over two weeks. Pinellas County hospitals reported 172 people hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of Covid as of Thursday. A total of 294,943 people in Pinellas County have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 164,191 people have been fully vaccinated, according to the Florida Department of Health.