Jacksonville, Fla. — Today marks one year since Mayor Lenny Curry declared a local state of emergency in Jacksonville.
His announcement last march came a day after Florida health department reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Duval County.
From city-owned sports and entertainment venues to parks, senior centers, schools, and gyms, they all faced immediate closure in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus by limiting locations and events that encouraged people to gather in close quarters.
Now, in a video shared to social media Saturday, the Mayor is remembering the obstacles the people of Jacksonville have faced, and the light at the end of the tunnel now in sight.
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