1/5/2022 - Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Postponed Due To Spike Of COVID-19

RIVIERA BEACH POSTPONES MLK JR. PARADE BECAUSE OF RISE IN COVID-19 CASES

RIVIERA BEACH, FL. (Jan. 5, 2022) – The City is postponing its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
parade slated for next week due to a spike in COVID-19 cases countywide.

The parade, scheduled for Jan. 15, will likely be postponed until Black History Month in
February or around the Juneteenth holiday if cases drop. The City Council made the decision at
its regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

“I’m in favor of postponing the parade because of the sheer number of COVID cases that we
have, not just in the City of Riviera Beach in terms of employees, but in Palm Beach County as
a whole,” Council Chairwoman Shirley Lanier said. “Having 2,000 or 3,000 people in close
proximity is just not something that we should take a chance on.”

Approximately 50 City employees are either quarantined or sick with COVID-19, all of whom are expected to make a full recovery. In Palm Beach County, 24,488 COVID-19 cases were reported during the week of Dec. 24 to Dec. 30 with a countywide positivity rate of 30.6%, according to the latest data from the Florida Department of Health.

Contact:
Nicole Rodriguez
Public Information Officer
NRodriguez@rivierabeach.org
C: 561-281-3422
O: 561-812-6605

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