St. Pete Chamber presents: Coronavirus Impact Insights.

On this episode, Megan Holmes, managing editor of the St. Pete Catalyst join Chris Steinocher, CEO of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, and Joe Hamilton, publisher of the St. Pete Catalyst to talk about St. Petersburg’s protests and COVID-19.

While reopening continues, Steinocher breaks down the trend of the number of new COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, as well as the percent of positive tests. June 6 brought 47 new cases, while June 7 brought 68 new cases for Pinellas County, and a percent positive of nearly 3 percent.

Steinocher is concerned that cases are starting to spike for ages 25-34, he worries that the economy may have to close once again. He wonders whether the new COVID-19 cases are attributable to increasing rates of socializing due to reopening restaurants, bars and breweries, or the protests that have spread around the world following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. #stpetechamber #stpetecatalyst #TampaBay #Radio #Radiostpete #stpete #Florida #sunshineshere