(CNN) A group of 16 friends all tested positive for coronavirus after a night out at a recently reopened Florida bar.
Three members of the group, who spoke to CNN's Chris Cuomo Tuesday, said they want to remind the public that the pandemic is not over yet.
"We want to raise awareness and get ahead of it," Kat Layton told Cuomo. "We want to tell people it's really not ready for what we thought it was ready for, it's too soon."
The group had gathered for a friend's birthday, they said. The bar was crowded, and no one was wearing masks.
"Standing there in front of those people, we knew we were pushing it," Layton said.
ThrowawayToggg on June 17th, 2020 at 12:44 UTC »
America is going to have a Coronavirus problem for years.
HighOnGoofballs on June 17th, 2020 at 12:19 UTC »
The tourists in my town are acting like there was never a virus. No masks, yelling at employees when told to wear one, gathering in large groups shoulder to shoulder, etc. It’s no surprise we now have a spike of infections
TrumpsBoneSpur on June 17th, 2020 at 12:12 UTC »
But at least their CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS weren't trampled!!!
/s