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Ron DeSantis said Saturday that 320,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus in Florida.
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Ron DeSantis said Saturday that 320,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus in Florida.
PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVECORONAVIRUS CASES ISDECLINING.
THE GOVERNOR SAYSNEW PEOPLE BEING TESTED AREPOSITIVE AT JUST OVER A SEVENPERCENT RATE... THE GOVERNORALSO SAID TODAY THE STATE WILLHAVE ACCESS TO ANTIBODYTESTING STARTING ON MAY 1-ST.DESANTIS SAYS THE STATE OFFLORIDA CONTINUES TO BE ON THELOWER END OF PEOPLE TESTINGPOSITIVE IN THE U-S/SOME OF THESE OTHER PLACESTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVEBEEN AS HIGH AS 50 PERCENT,SOME OF THEM ARE STILL 30PERCENT, 25 PERCENT, BUT HEREYOU LOOK AT THE LAST WEEK, THEAVERAGE POSITIVITY RATE FORNEW INDIVIDUALS IS ABOUT 7.5PERCENT, SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGNTHAT THINGS ARE GOING IN AGOOD DIRECTION." THE GOVERNORADDED THE NUMBER OHOSPITALIZATIONS AND PEOPLE ININTENSIVE CARE IS ALSO GOINGDOWN IN THE STATE.CITY LEADERS
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