could have seen this coming a mile away. mandates, masking, dont do a damn thing
Sad that Fouch is just now admitting it. People just need to do the obvious. Take care of themselves, lose their morbidities and just deal with it therapeutically.
Whitmer (MI) imposed some of the harshest restrictions in the nation and had the worst stats while we here in Free Florida had the best!
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Florida reports LOWEST new COVID cases per capita in the nation - despite criticism of Gov. DeSantis for his ban on mask and vaccine mandate
PUBLISHED: 12:11 EST, 27 November 2021 | UPDATED: 15:58 EST, 27 November 2021
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis may be vindicated for his refusal to impose pandemic lockdowns, as well as vaccine and mask mandates, after the Sunshine State posted the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita in the nation.
On Friday, the Sunshine State reported 1,393 new cases of COVID-19, roughly six cases per every 100,000 residents. The state also reported just one death in the past week.
By contrast, Michigan leads the nation in daily coronavirus cases per capita - with a 7-day rolling average of 560 per 100,000 residents - despite Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer imposing some of the harshest restrictions in the nation.
DeSantis - an early favorite in the 2024 presidential race depending on what Donald Trump does - took a victory lap after the latest figures were announced.
'It just shows once again the success of Governor DeSantis’s science-based and data-based policies,' DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw told Fox News Digital.
'He’s always made decisions based on the data and that continued even during the Delta surge this summer what he realized would help was not mask mandates in school or lockdowns but provide treatment that actually works.'
States with least new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 7 days
State ~~~ 7-day
cases per 100,000 ~~~ 7-day
deaths per 100,000
1. Florida 49 0
2. Louisiana 63 1.3
3. Hawaii 70 1.7
4, Georgia 71 1.8
5. Alabama 72 0.7
6. Texas 78 2
7. Mississippi 83 0.5
8. California 92 1.6
9. South Carolina 94 1.9
10. Maryland 99 1
11. North Carolina 110 1.2
12. Oregon 136 5
13. Tennessee 140 2.6
14. Washington 141 1.9
15. Oklahoma 142 3.4
States with most new COVID-19 CASES reported in the last 7 days
State 7-day
cases per 100,000 7-day
deaths per 100,000
1. Michigan 560 3
2. Minnesota 524 3.2
3. New Hampshire 509 2.9
4. New Mexico 474 4.1
5. Wisconsin 439 2.3
6. Maine 435 4.5
7. Vermont 386 1.8
8. Colorado 387 1.6
9. Arkansas 381 1.2
10. North Dakota 345 3.9
11. Ohio 336 3.2
12. Pennsylvania 335 4.1
13. New York 332 1.6
14. Utah 332 2.2
15. Indiana 328 3.3
Source: CDC
DeSantis has engaged in unparalleled legal fights to ban mask and vaccine mandates in the state, sparking condemnation from the left-leaning media and high-ranking health officials for his handling of the pandemic.
Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning Joe Biden's private company vaccine mandate from going into effect in Florida
Business that violate DeSantis' ban are subject to a $5,000 fine per violation. Leon County was fined $3.5 million for requiring its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines and for firing 14 workers who failed to get the shots.
His aide pointed to DeSantis's decisive actions for bringing down the numbers
'He opened the 25 state-supported monoclonal antibody sites and provided that treatment all over the state free of charge to over 150,000 Floridians, saved thousands of lives, and that happened starting in August. Since then our cases are down by over 95 percent with no restrictions on people's freedom,' Pushaw said.
DeSantis has led a relentless fight against judges to make COVID-19 mandates illegal and has repeatedly appealed court rulings and withheld money from school districts that continue to enforce masks.
Eight school districts have been subjected to potential funding cuts because they allowed parents to decide whether the students wear masks or not.
On November 18, DeSantis signed a bill banning President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate from going into effect at an event in the city of Brandon, Florida.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10249011/Florida-reports-LOWEST-cases-capita.html
