Weeks into spring break, adults under 50 spur COVID-19 rise in Florida tourism hubs

March 24, 2021

College students have arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual. City officials are concerned with large spring break crowds as the coronavirus pandemic continues. © Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel/Orlando Sentinel/TNS Afternoon partiers crowd the sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 4, 2021, as spring break is starting to ramp up in the city. © MATIAS J. OCNER/TNS Tourists make their way down Ocean Drive during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida on Monday, March 22, 2021. © MATIAS J. OCNER/TNS A group of tourists dance on Ocean Drive during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida on Monday, March 22, 2021.