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Ron DeSantis: “We're down 55% in terms of COVID positive patients that are…”

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9/2/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Press Conference in Daytona Beach

Published | Video Starts at 06:55

Well, that's probably about six week decline in hospitalizations. But we decline now in hospitalized COVID patients by over 60% since the third week of July. We're down 55% in terms of COVID positive patients that are hospitalized in the ICU. And the number of individuals who go to the emergency department with COVID like illnesses has declined by more than 75% since the peak 7 July. And so those are really strong indicators. (06:55–07:02)

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