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Tampa Mayor Frustrated After Maskless Buccaneers Fans Flood Streets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers appeared to flood the streets of Tampa on Sunday night following the team's Super Bowl LV win.

Ben Pickman

Buccaneers fans appeared to flood the streets of Tampa on Sunday night following the team's 31-9 Super Bowl LV win over the Chiefs. 

The celebrations took place as the state of Florida has had more than 57,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past week and 423 confirmed cases on average over the last week in Hillsborough County, the site of Sunday's Super Bowl.

The Buccaneers won Sunday's game in Tampa, in what was the first-ever Super Bowl played at a participating team's home stadium. 

On Jan. 28, Tampa mayor Jane Castor issued an executive order mandating the use of face coverings during events surrounding the upcoming Super Bowl and was not pleased with the lack of adhesion to the order.  

"It is a little frustrating because we have worked so hard in cooperation with the NFL and the county and just a number of different entities, putting the executive order in place that masks had to be worn in specific areas that we knew groups would be congregating," Castor said on Monday. 

The order requires face masks to be worn outdoors in event zones and entertainment districts, including parts of Tampa's downtown and the area surrounding Raymond James Stadium and will remain in effect until Feb. 13.

Those who are not wearing a mask can be cited with a "nominal civil infraction" that carries a penalty of up to a $500 fine, according to the order.

The order is set to remain in effect until at least February 13. 

For more Super Bowl LV coverage visit Arrowhead Report and All Bucs.

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