Florida officials denounce Gov. Ron DeSantis' lift of COVID-19 restrictions

Local Florida officials are voicing their outrage over Gov. Ron DeSantis suspension of all local COVID-19 emergency orders.

Local Florida officials are voicing their outrage over Gov. Ron DeSantis' suspension of all local COVID-19 emergency orders -- with the St. Petersburg mayor warning his county may never hit herd immunity. The Republican governor issued the executive order Monday, as the state has 28.27% of the population fully vaccinated, according to Johns Hopkins coronavirus data. DeSantis also signed Senate Bill 2006, which was passed by lawmakers last week and goes into effect July 1. The law will force local government emergency orders to expire after seven days, and they can only be extended for up to 42 days. The law also allows the governor to invalidate any local emergency order. The governor said his Monday order was to enact some of the provisions of that new law faster.