One Night In A Florida Bar: At Least 43 Maskless Patrons Test Positive For Coronavirus

On June 10, Erika Crisp, a 40-year-old healthcare worker, wrote on Facebook:

Welp, Florida opened back up & my ass should've stayed tf home this past weekend cause I just tested positive for the damn COVID. #IKnowBetter #MyFault #WearYourMasksPeople.

Crisp and 15 friends contracted the coronavirus after only one night out at a Jacksonville bar. Crisp said she and her friends were "doing everything the right way", but went out that night not wearing masks.

We were careless and we went out into a public place when we should not have. I think we had a whole "out of sight, out of mind" mentality. The state opens back up and said everybody was fine, so we took advantage of that.

In addition to Crisp and her 15 friends, seven bar employees also tested positive and 20 strangers messaged Crisp and said they were at the bar and have tested positive. The bar was closed for cleaning, but reopened yesterday.

Florida's Department of Health reported a record-high 2,783 new cases yesterday.