ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis held a briefing in Orlando to state the importance of convalescent plasma donations for COVID-19 patients.
The governor held the press conference from the OneBlood headquarters at 12:15 p.m., but it wasn’t one without interference.
DeSantis was interrupted briefly by protesters before they were turned away by police.
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Here is the moment that @GovRonDeSantis was interrupted on @WFTV. Protesters are still making noise outside the press conference. https://t.co/Ze0XBQamun pic.twitter.com/QbpHzbTkoe
— Karla Ray (@KRayWFTV) July 20, 2020
Florida health officials reported 10,347 new COVID-19 cases Monday as well as 92 coronavirus-related deaths.
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Orange County has the highest number of cases within the state with 23,584 reported infected.
State health officials also reported that 2.65 million tests have come back negative, including another 58,175 on Sunday.
The governor also stated over the weekend that Florida will receive 30,000 vials of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients.
.@GovRonDeSantis ends Orlando presser by asking people to donate their plasma, saying it can make a difference.@my1blood has seen a 500% increase in hospital orders for COVID-19 convalescent plasma. pic.twitter.com/3eouRqHK0s
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) July 20, 2020
Read: Gov. DeSantis says state will get 30K vials of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
You can watch the press conference in its entirety below.
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