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South Florida to begin reopening ‘soon,’ DeSantis says, but no timeframe yet

Citing positive coronavirus trends in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday the region likely would start Phase 1 of reopening “soon,” but he didn’t offer a timetable.

“There’s been good trends; there’s been a lot of great work in all three of these counties,” he said at a news conference at the drive-thru coronavirus testing site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. “We’ll hopefully be able to go forward soon in southern Florida.”

The state’s other 64 counties began Phase 1 reopening on Monday, which DeSantis acknowledged is not as widespread as many would like.