State of local emergency extended in Pinellas
March 4, 2021 - Pinellas County has extended its state of local emergency for Covid-19 through March 12. The extension was issued Wednesday 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, there were a cumulative total of 67,061 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Pinellas County and 1,463 deaths. The seven-day average of new cases was 203.9 and the seven-day positivity rate — or percentage of people who take a test and test positive — was 5.29 percent. Both are statistics county officials closely monitor.