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Florida Virus Cases Jump as DeSantis Blames ‘Socializing’ Youths

Watch: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis points to young people out with friends as the main cause for accelerating infection rates in the State. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Steve Geimann

June 28, 2020 at 3:07 PM UTC

Updated on

June 28, 2020 at 8:44 PM UTC

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Florida reported that coronavirus cases rose faster than the one-week average again on Sunday, as Governor Ron DeSantis pointed to young people out with friends as the main cause for accelerating infection rates.