White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt appeared stumped Wednesday when asked on MSNBC to explain California and Florida’s similar COVID-19 trends, despite having wildly different responses to the pandemic. Though he took similar measures to Newsom early on in the pandemic, he eventually lifted statewide restrictions on the economy and prohibited law enforcement from fining people. BIDEN MOCKED FOR CLAIM THAT 'WE DIDN'T HAVE' COVID-19 VACCINE WHEN HE TOOK OFFICEDespite their differences in policies, either state has shown similar COVID-19 trends – even accounting for the population difference. Data from Johns Hopkins University shows California has reported nearly 3.5 million COVID-19 cases in total, while Florida has reported more than 1.82 million. California’s total number of COVID-19 cases as a percentage of the population is about 8.8%, while Florida’s is about 8.3%.

Source: Fox News February 18, 2021 00:56 UTC