On Thursday, the Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis erroneously stated that during the outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, the infection claimed the life of anyone under the age of 25. The Governor made this statement during a discussion of distance learning at a meeting of teachers, reports CNN.
«I don’t think nationwide was at least one case of death at the age of 25 during the pandemic.» said DeSantis, adding that the infection does not threaten children. «In Florida die from the flu from five to 10 children a year. This, for some reason, much more dangerous than the flu if you are 65 years or more, without a doubt, it just has no effect if you are younger.»
In fact, the Centers for control and prevention of diseases (CDC) reported on its website that in the United States from the coronavirus has died, four people aged 15 to 24 years and one man aged from one to four years. Also on 1 April reported the death of a newborn from infection in Connecticut. In addition, last month it became known about death of a baby in Illinois, allegedly caused by a coronavirus.
However, for the time of the epidemic of coronavirus in Florida due to the disease did not die a single person under the age of 25. To date, the state recorded more than 16 thousand cases and 354 deaths from coronavirus.
