Florida Governor Downplays COVID Spike As Florida Becomes Nation's Top COVID Hot Spot - Ring of Fire

[Rhiannon12866]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attempted to downplay the massive surge in COVID cases in Florida this week by blaming it on the seasonal traffic that the state experiences from tourists. He said that we can likely expect a decline in cases in August as tourists head back home. Florida is leading the nation in new COVID cases, and there's no doubt that tourism is playing a role. But is also doesn't help that DeSantis is trying to do away with any local ordinances that would protect people from the virus, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains.

[Quixote1818]

1. Almost 15,000 cases today. They are approaching their all time high for cases in a day.

With no shutdown or masks are social distancing in effect this round, a new record will probably be set within a week.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/florida/

[Rhiannon12866]

2. And yet all the ads we see on TV keep saying the pandemic is "over" and we can go out...

I'm in New York and my county has had the most positive tests in the state for the week.