Florida reported over 2,600 new cases on Wednesday, nearly matching a record high set a day earlier. Among the new cases were 16 friends who shared a night out at an Irish pub in Jacksonville on June 6. Seven employees of the restaurant also tested positive. Despite the record level of infections, the Republican National Committee is seeking hundreds of local businesses to sign up as vendors at its presidential nominating convention in Jacksonville in late August, which will be held in a 15,000-seat arena.

Florida has officially recorded over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, and even as cases are skyrocketing, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis says he’s ruling out any new restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.

Gov. Ron DeSantis: “But in terms of, like — you know, the restaurants have been doing this for — what have they been doing it for? For six weeks? I mean, the idea that that all of a sudden is the reason, I’m not sure that that’s — that that’s the case. So, no, we’re not shutting down. You know, we’re going to go forward.”