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Ron DeSantis: “Yesterday, 8, 23 was the lowest number of people admitted to…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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8/24/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Makes a Major Announcement in Miami

Published | Video Starts at 10:55

But in the state of Florida right now, statewide, the number of the people who are hospitalized with COVID positive diagnosis is down over 50% over the last month. Yesterday, 8, 23 was the lowest number of people admitted to the hospital for Covid since June 18th. And the weekends are usually a high time for admissions. And so that trend has been very, very strong with lower admissions. (10:55–11:03)

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Asserts that August 23rd had the lowest COVID-19 hospital admissions in Florida since June 18th.

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