TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Speaking Tuesday in Tallahassee, Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged that Florida’s coronavirus numbers have swelled recently and could continue to go up, but he’s not ordering a second lock down or mandating masks at this point.Hours before his news conference, the state announced 2,783 new COVID-19 patients and 55 additional deaths, marking the highest number of new cases Florida his seen since the deadly respiratory illness made its way here in March.
The statewide case total sits at 80,109 while the cumulative death toll has reached 2,993.Data from the Florida Department of Health shows that the state has seen daily case increases of at least 1,000 every day in the past two weeks.