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Ron DeSantis: “The national average case fatality rate is about 4%.”

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

Published July 17, 2020 | Video Starts at 22:48

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 national average case fatality rate 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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