Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news briefing Wednesday to discuss ways the state plans to keep residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities safe from the coronavirus, as the disease tends to disproportionately and more severely affect the elderly. “We have over 4,400 long term care facilities in the state of Florida, over 150,000 residents and almost 200,000 staff who work at these various facilities which is a very important vector to worry about in the transmission of the disease,” he said.

DeSantis shared a graphic during his news conference that he said showed the breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Florida by age to emphasize the negative impact coronavirus has on senior citizens, however News 6 could not independently verify the

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Health experts release guidelines on reopening schools during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

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Universal to present reopening plans to Orange County Task Force Thursday

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Florida reports 47 new coronavirus deaths, 527 new cases a week out from major launch expected to draw visitors

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Gov. DeSantis blames paperwork problems on Florida unpaid unemployment claims

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Florida should not reopen without more testing, some lawmakers urge DeSantis

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