{"id":1064345,"date":"2021-11-29T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1064345"},"modified":"2021-11-29T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:00:37","slug":"fla-per-capita-number-of-covid-cases-lowest-among-u-s-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-per-capita-number-of-covid-cases-lowest-among-u-s-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. per capita number of COVID cases lowest among U.S. states"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffla-per-capita-number-of-covid-cases-lowest-among-u-s-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1064345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2558873\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2558873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Miami, on July 13, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA \/ AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:07 AM PT \u2013 Monday, November 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Florida has continued to post the lowest number of COVID cases in the nation, while keeping a fully open economy. Health officials in the Sunshine State reported just over 1,300 daily average COVID cases last week, which is a 5 percent decrease in COVID-positivity over the past two-weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Florida now has roughly six cases per 100,000 people, which is the lowest in the continental U.S. The Sunshine State is closely followed by other red states, including Texas, Georgia and Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he\u2019s focused on COVID treatments to keep the economy open, instead of harmful mandates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI mean the thing is you freedom\u2019s important, but just think of all these people whose livelihoods depend on having an open economy,\u201d he stated. \u201c\u2026And in a state like Florida, if we had done the California lockdown\u2026we have a service based economy between our lodging, our parks, our restaurants and so we were able to keep those afloat.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keeping Florida open has been so important for keeping our economy strong, and protecting jobs in the hospitality sector has been a key part of this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NE8iSagdVT\">pic.twitter.com\/NE8iSagdVT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1464300422424788992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrat-run states are posting surges of new COVID cases despite strict lockdowns and vaccine mandates in place.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/house-republicans-vow-to-boot-radical-democrats-from-committees-when-they-take-over-congress-majority\/\">House Republicans Vow To Boot Radical Democrats From Committees When They Take Over Congress Majority<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Miami, on July 13, 2020. 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