In an interview to Space Coast Daily, Brevard County Commissioner Chair Bryan Lober made the following comments:
“The threat posed by COVID-19 is not remotely the same threat posed by a Category 5 hurricane – either in severity or likely death toll.”
He went on to say “COVID-19 is not Ebola. It is not Anthrax. COVID-19 is, from many measures, a lot like the flu – a disease which has claimed infinitely more lives than COVID-19 has to date.”
These comments were made right before declaring a local state of emergency by the County. Since then Lober has been heavily criticized by elected officials at every level in the State as well as citizens, for his actions and lack of communication during this pandemic.