DeSantis Holds Firm on Individual Freedoms

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With nearly 12,000 Floridians hospitalized due to COVID-19, Governor Ron DeSantis reiterated Tuesday that nothing in the state will shut down to slow the spread of the virus.

Numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that on Tuesday, more than 21% of all inpatient hospital beds being used in Florida are for COVID-19 patients.

Of those, 2,400 are ICU beds.

The surge in hospitalizations has come as the overall number of reported infections has risen dramatically in recent weeks, fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus.

As daily case numbers spike, DeSantis continues to say people have the freedom to make their own decisions.

“These interventions have failed, time and time again throughout this pandemic, not just in the United States, but abroad. They have not stopped the spread. Particularly with Delta, which is even more transmissible, if it didn’t stop it before, it definitely ain’t gonna stop it now.” 

DeSantis recently has encouraged people to get vaccinated, though he has also blocked businesses from requiring customers to show proof of vaccination.

According to the Florida Hospital Association, 50% of the people in the hospital are between ages 25 and 55, while 96% of those hospitalized were unvaccinated.


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