Florida Senate's top Democrat demands answers from Gov. DeSantis on COVID-19 response

The top Democrat in the Florida Senate called upon Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday to cough up details about the extent of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state, including the availability of ICU beds and whether the state has plans to expand that capacity if needed.

On a day when the overnight data from the Florida Department of Health reflected another 9,989 new positive COVID test results, boosting the total in Florida to 223,783, Sen. Audrey Gibson of Jacksonville sent the governor a two-page letter with specific questions about the COVID response.

The overnight death toll was 48, which pushed total deaths to 3,889.

“The staggering number of new COVID-19 infections in Florida has placed a spotlight not only on how this pandemic has been handled, but the adequacy and quality of public health information forthcoming from your administration,” Gibson wrote.

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