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With 13,000 new coronavirus cases reported in Florida Thursday, South Florida mayors say they can’t get Gov. Ron DeSantis on the phone, reports said. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL As coronavirus cases rise in Florida, South Florida s mayors and other elected officials continue to express frustration that Gov. Ron DeSantis won t communicate with them.
Many of these leaders can t get the governor to answer their calls, the Miami Herald reported Thursday, the same day the Florida Department of Health s announced 13,000 new COVID-19 cases in the state.
With 13,164 new cases, that brings the state s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic started in March to 1,168,483. Florida is one of only three states – joining California and Texas – to pass the 1 million case mark.
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