As coronaviris cases continue to rise, so to does the pressure on Governor Ron DeSantis to slow the spread of the disease by issuing a statewide shelter-in-place order.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said Friday on The Florida Roundup, that leaving the decision up to individual cities and counties is not enough.
“If you look at any of the curves and any of the predictions for our state, potentially 200,000 plus people could potentially be hospitalized. We only have capacity for 30-to-40-thousand beds. And that’s not even going to take into account the ventilators.”
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The number of coronavirus cases in Duval County is now at 90…up from 74 yesterday (Thursday). 3-people have died while 20-others have been hospitalized.
Listen: Full Interview With Fried On Friday's Florida Roundup
Duval’s beaches and parks are closed to the public, and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has ordered employers to allow working from home whenever it’s possible.
The Florida Roundup is produced by WJCT in Jacksonville and WLRN in Miami and airs Friday's at noon on many public media radio stations across Florida.
Contact reporter Cyd Hoskinson at choskinson@wjct.org, 904-358-6351 and on Twitter at @cydwjctnews.
