Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that surging numbers of COVID-19 cases being reported statewide are a function of increased testing in “high-risk environments,” such as in prisons, industrial worksites and among agricultural workers.

“I have made this point before,” DeSantis said during a Tallahassee news conference that featured a quote from him in an April Tampa Bay Times article saying, “as you test more, you will see more cases.”

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