DeSantis Says Florida Reopening Pace May Differ by Region

(Bloomberg) -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said his strategy for reopening the economy may differ for the hard-hit Miami area from the rest of the state.

Three of Florida’s 67 counties -- Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, all in the southeast -- account for 60% of the state’s 32,138 confirmed Covid-19 cases.

“Pretty much the rest of the state has really handled this very well,” DeSantis told reporters Monday in Tampa. “I think that is something that you take into consideration.”

DeSantis’s stay-at-home order is set to expire Thursday, and he hasn’t provided details of how he intends to proceed. Still, the governor said Monday that phase one of the reopening would be “a baby step” and that his approach would be “very slow, methodical and data-driven.”

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