Fla. Gov. DeSantis: ‘About 43% of the Beds Statewide Are Empty; Hospitalizations Have Been Relatively Flat’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DeSantis We ░░░░░░░░ continue working hard That ░░░░░░░░ a seven day a ░░░░░░░░ 24 hour a day ░░░░░░░░ for the state of ░░░░░░░░ Just an update on ░░░░░░░░ we are with the ░░░░░░░░ and what it is ░░░░░░░░ like in the state ░░░░░░░░ Florida As many of ░░░░░░░░ know the reason why ░░░░░░░░ started on the 15 ░░░░░░░░ to stop the spread ░░░░░░░░ then the 30 days ░░░░░░░░ stop the spread was ░░░░░░░░ make sure our hospitals ░░░░░░░░ enough capacity to be ░░░░░░░░ to handle patients who ░░░░░░░░ be infected by Covid ░░░░░░░░ And the thought is ░░░░░░░░ you could slow the ░░░░░░░░ hospitals would be able ░░░░░░░░ absorb and we would ░░░░░░░░ able to reduce any ░░░░░░░░ mortality As of today ░░░░░░░░ the state Florida the ░░░░░░░░ beds statewide about 43 ░░░░░░░░ the beds statewide are ░░░░░░░░ right now If you ░░░░░░░░ in Miami Dade it ░░░░░░░░ about 42 of the ░░░░░░░░ are empty Broward almost ░░░░░░░░ Palm Beach about 44 ░░░░░░░░ the beds are empty ░░░░░░░░ as of 8 00 ░░░░░░░░ M Last night the ░░░░░░░░ reported 774 patients statewide ░░░░░░░░ ICUs That is the ░░░░░░░░ total number since April ░░░░░░░░ Progress is being made ░░░░░░░░ hospitalizations have been relatively ░░░░░░░░ Obviously to see less ░░░░░░░░ in the ICU is ░░░░░░░░ great thing I have ░░░░░░░░ talking to a lot ░░░░░░░░ the hospital folks around ░░░░░░░░ state and they are ░░░░░░░░ a much better place ░░░░░░░░ think then they were ░░░░░░░░ maybe a month ago ░░░░░░░░ is a credit to ░░░░░░░░ lot of the people ░░░░░░░░ the state of Florida ░░░░░░░░ lot of the doctors ░░░░░░░░ nurses who are working ░░░░░░░░ hard I can tell ░░░░░░░░ some of the stuff ░░░░░░░░ on in different parts ░░░░░░░░ the state In Broward ░░░░░░░░ of the things the ░░░░░░░░ Clinic is doing other ░░░░░░░░ are doing is really ░░░░░░░░ a difference Some of ░░░░░░░░ patients have had their ░░░░░░░░ saved not just from ░░░░░░░░ dedication and hard work ░░░░░░░░ from the ingenuity This ░░░░░░░░ a novel virus They ░░░░░░░░ learning new things about ░░░░░░░░ every day every hour ░░░░░░░░ are able to calibrate ░░░░░░░░ accordingly Hats off to ░░░░░░░░ involved my hat is ░░░░░░░░ to everyone involved Please ░░░░░░░░ FL Covid 19 to ░░░░░░░░