Texas bars close again and dining restrictions

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Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order comes a day after Texas reported a record high of new cases and coronavirus hospitalizations in a single day.

Coronavirus cases surge to alarming new heights across the country. Bars in Texas and Florida have been ordered to shut down once again and restaurants have been told to limit indoor dining.

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Bars can continue to offer delivery and takeout. This includes alcoholic drinks. Restaurants can operate at only half their indoor capacity, Gov. Greg Abbott said in an executive order.

Florida has a new high number of new coronavirus cases in a single day. The numbers have hit another record high.

Several others states that have moved into advanced stages of reopening the past few weeks, have seen a dramatic spike in new COVID-19 cases over the past seven days.

"The last thing we want to do as a state is go backwards and close down businesses," he said Thursday. "This temporary pause will help our state corral the spread until we can safely enter the next phase of opening our state for business."

However, Abbott acknowledged Friday that the increase in coronavirus cases "is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars."

Texas had among the shortest duration of shelter-in-place orders. Abbott allowed the state to begin reopening in phases on May 1 against repeated warnings from public health experts.