The Florida governor's crusade to prevent COVID-19 restrictions has drawn ire from local officials, including Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber.
on Saturday for banning mandating masks in schools and suggesting that face coverings aren't effective while COVID-19 deaths sharply increased in the state.
"The governor has made this a political issue. He is treating children as almost political pawns. He's not worried about us, he's making some political point for a national election," Gelber toldAs COVID-19 cases surged across the state this summer, DeSantis, whose name has been floated as a possible 2024 presidential candidate, banned local officials from implementing COVID-19 restrictions, including school mask mandates.
Florida has led the U.S. in new coronavirus cases in recent months, with the highest rate of hospitalizations among children in the nation. Cases slightly dipped this past week—with about 150,500 compared to 151,500 last week—but deaths increased from about 1,070 last week to 1,480 this week.
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