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Ron DeSantis: “Long term care residents, about 150,000 in the state of…”

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7/17/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Makes a Major Announcement in Apopka

Published | Video Starts at 15:02

And all those other conditions also need attention as well. Our long term care support is ongoing. Those long term care residents, about 150,000 Long term care residents, about 150,000 in the state of Florida, mostly in their 70s and 80s, represent almost 50% of the COVID related fatalities in the state. of Florida. And so they're the most at risk group. We've obviously done a lot in terms of, you know, not letting visitation, not letting sick patients be discharged back into nursing homes, sending ppe, requiring ppe. (15:02–15:14)

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Asserts that long-term care residents account for nearly 50% of COVID-related deaths in Florida.

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