Instagram Influencer Facing Major Backlash for Partying on Beach Just Ahead of COVID-19 Diagnosis
06/28/2020 09:30 pm EDT
After publishing her YouTube video about the positive test, a Twitter user shared a screenshot next to Rochelle's June 17 Instagram post. "A story in two parts," the Twitter user wrote. The same person also published a screenshot of a woman named Tessie Smith not taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously days before Smith tested positive as well.
Rochelle has since shut off all comments on the June 17 post and scrubbed comments from her other Miami posts. However, she shared a photo of herself flipping off social media users. "If your here from twitter, you can leave all your hate comments below," she wrote. "IVE BEEN BACK SINCE JUNE 11th & ALREADY QUARANTINED FOR 14 DAYS!!! I'm 100% healthy & have been since the 23rd!!! Y'all don't know s—," she said in response to one Instagram user.
As of Sunday, the worldwide coronavirus case total reached 10 million, with over 2.5 million confirmed in the U.S. alone, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death toll has reached over 125,700. Several states have seen spikes in cases while reopening. Florida saw record single-day case numbers on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday morning, Florida reported over 9,500 new COVID-19 cases.
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