And that really brings us to kind of going forward. Protecting our most vulnerable is the best way for us to reduce mortality and morbidity. If you look at The case fatality rate in Florida is about 1.5%. The national average is about 4%. Many of the other states, particularly in the Northeast, are 5, 6, 7% case fatality rates. We obviously want to continue to have as low as we can. (22:48–23:02)
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Asserts that the COVID-19 case fatality rate in Florida is approximately 1.5%.
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