Florida Gov. DeSantis downplays COVID surge, suggests it was more prevalent than state admitted

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As the number of coronavirus cases in Florida continued to explode, Gov. Ron DeSantis went to the heart of the state’s largest retirement community Monday and emphasized that while Florida is showing exponential growth in the number of COVID-19 infections, particularly among people in their 20s and 30s, he considers this nothing new. “Cases are simply detected infections,” …