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Gov. DeSantis holds roundtable talks on COVID-19 in Orlando

The governor said 500 more vials of remdesivir are arriving Tuesday in the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to AdventHealth Orlando for another roundtable discussion on coronavirus.

The discussion Tuesday afternoon focused on treatment for coronavirus and positive patient outcomes. And, DeSantis said 500 more vials of remdesivir are arriving Tuesday in the state.

The drug is an antiviral medication that was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus back in May. So far, the governor said 100,000 vials have been shipped to Florida.

Doctors with AdventHealth joined the roundtable discussion and said the hospital system continues to work on improving outcomes for coronavirus patients. One doctor said AdventHealth in Central Florida is seeing higher recovery rates than other parts of the country.

When it comes to patients being admitted with COVID-19, the doctors said its mostly older people but many have preexisting conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes or cancer.

RELATED: Gov. DeSantis says more Remdesivir is on the way to help treat COVID-19 patients

The governor’s trip to Orlando came as the state on Tuesday reported a record-high number of COVID-19-related deaths. Tuesday’s report from the health department showed another 191 people had died from the virus in the state -- 186 Floridians and five more non-residents.

The total number of coronavirus cases reported statewide is 441,977 since the pandemic began. And, the median age of Floridians testing positive for the virus is 42 as of Tuesday morning.

On Monday, DeSantis was in Miami with Vice President Mike Pence to mark the start of Phase III of COVID-19 vaccine trials, one of which is being done at the University of Miami.

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