University Of Florida Graduate, Roommates Contract Coronavirus After Attending A Party

Three roommates, one of them a graduate of the University of Florida, found themselves infected with the dreaded COVID-19 after going out to attend a party. Before attending the event, they reasoned out their college town “barely has any” coronavirus cases, which is why they decided to go.

A Night Out

Lauren Bouskila, the 21-year-old UF grad, revealed she and her two roommates came down with the coronavirus infection after enjoying a night out in Gainesville, Florida, the Daily Mail reports. In a TikTok video that has since been deleted, Bouskila can be seen with her friends at an indoor bar sipping on drinks without masks on.

The UF grad recalled all of them saying that Gainesville barely has any COVID-19 cases and so believed they will all be fine. Besides, “…bars enforce safety regulations,” Bouskila said. However, the roommates fell sick thereafter, with all of them experiencing coronavirus symptoms like stomach problems, fever, and sweating, a report says.

One of her roommates posted her photo and captioned it saying that she is actually so sick. In another video clip, Bouskila showed that she was getting tested for COVID-19 and revealed afterward that all three of them were positive for the virus.

Dramatic Surge In Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attributed the dramatic surge of coronavirus cases in Florida to younger people. He claimed they cannot be forced to follow or comply with social distancing measures. In one of the governor’s press briefings, he said young people are going to do what they wanted to do.

Gov. DeSantis also alleged it is the younger population that has been driving up COVID-19 cases in Florida. “If you look at that 25 to 34 age group, that is now by far the leading age group for positive tests,” he said.

Based on the latest figures made available by the Johns Hopkins University, the Sunshine State now has over 146,000 infections and around 3,447 deaths.

Recently, businesses were allowed to open in southern states, including Florida, in an attempt to jumpstart their local economies that have been badly hit by lockdown measures. During the past weekend, Florida reported over 9,500 new COVID-19 cases, an increase from Friday’s record of nearly 9,000. The spike led state officials to consider tightening restrictions on some businesses again.