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Joe Biden cancels rally in Tampa amid coronavirus concerns

He canceled a rally in Cleveland earlier Tuesday

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

TAMPA, Fla. – Joe Biden has canceled his Get Out the Vote rally scheduled to be held in Tampa.

Earlier in the day Biden and Bernie Sanders canceled rallies in Ohio amid the coronavirus concerns.

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The Florida Primary is scheduled for March 17.

Biden scheduled a speech in Wilmington, Delaware at 1 p.m. on Thursday.

The Florida Department of Health said there were 20 Florida cases of Coronavirus in the state as of Tuesday morning.

Fourteen Floridians were diagnosed in the state, five Floridians have been diagnosed after traveling to China and are being isolated in another state and a patient, not from Florida, is recovering in the Sunshine State, according to FDOH.