Bars were among the last businesses to reopen as states relaxed COVID-19 restrictions and now are among the first businesses to be re-shuttered as coronavirus case counts rise in many regions of the nation, including Florida.

Florida joined Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, California, numerous counties and many cities in banning the on-site sale of alcohol in bars, pubs, lounges and nightclubs that are not also restaurants.

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