Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Okla., reopened in late May 2020 after being closed for nearly two months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Record-breaking COVID-19 numbers are being reported in Texas, California and Florida, and 43 states are seeing higher increases in the past two weeks, The Hill reported. Fieri’s new restaurant opened at a time when COVID-19 cases are surging and restaurant workers are getting sick.