Even as questions persist about the coronavirus data Republican Governor Rick DeSantis is presenting, Florida is experiencing the deadliest wave of coronavirus in the entire pandemic although vaccines and treatments are available, the Associated Press reports.
The seven-day running average of coronavirus deaths in Florida topped 240 Thursday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, DeSantis is pushing a careless policy of pandemic denialism.
Twelve of the largest school districts in the state, representing half of Florida’s 2.8 million K-12 students, issued mask mandates for students and staff, ignoring the executive order from DeSantis barring the implementation of mask mandates in schools. A state judge has ruled DeSantis has no legal authority to issue such a ban, and DeSantis has appealed that decision.