Don Winslow released a short film titled Florida is Vietnam. The film pointed out that the United States lost 58,200 soldiers over 11 years in the Vietnam war. As of September 16, 2021 Florida has lost 47,000 people to COVID-19.
Florida Governor Ron DeathSantis has been downplaying the severity of the COVID death toll while hospitals were at capacity. He has been also hiding date and shuffling the numbers to spread the death toll out over time. Florida will likely surpass the numbers of dead from Vietnam.
Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, and the Florida Center for Government Accountability filed a lawsuit last month alleging the state of Florida is violating its open records laws by not disclosing more COVID-19 data, including county-level death figures. Just before going to court DeathSantis released some of the data. USA TODAY Network – Florida analysis of the data shows that Florida counties where former President Donald Trump won heavily are experiencing some of the worst death rates. Vaccination rates are lower in those counties. There were large holes in the data released with many Florida counties reporting, “No data rather than the number of dead.
In a single day, September 15, 2021, 1,296 people died on in Florida. The state now ranks 10th among states where coronavirus is spreading the fastest per person — and as top health officials leave their posts. The Department of Health confirmed September 14, 2021 that Deputy Secretary Shamarial Roberson is stepping down. Florida Health Secretary and state Surgeon General Scott Rivkees is also leaving after his contract runs out Sept. 20, 2021. Ron DeathSantis has blood on his hands.