White House report puts Florida in 'red zone': stronger measures 'must happen now'

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2. WaPo: Florida Gov. DeSantis's new data analyst: an anti-mask sports blogger with no credentials

Shortly after the election, Florida's Governor hired an uber driving, anti-masker to handle COVID-19 data analysis. It is odd that Fox would run a story that would cast doubt on Florida's own official numbers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/11/kyle-lamb-data-florida-coronavirus-desantis/

Last week, Kyle Lamb, a little-known sports blogger who moonlights as an anti-masker, announced he had been hired to do data analysis, “including but not limited to Covid-19 research,” for the governor of Florida.

Lamb would be joining a team of analysts under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times reported, many of whom have been working to monitor the coronavirus pandemic.

Lamb, 40, is not a data scientist by trade or training. In his own words, he is “not an ‘expert.’” His public statements about the pandemic have frequently contradicted advice from public health officials, and he has dedicated much of his coronavirus commentary to undermining experts.

Yet Lamb, who has been cited on Fox News for his coronavirus-related tweets, will join a team that monitors coronavirus outbreaks in a state that has seen at least 852,174 cases and 17,460 deaths since the start of the pandemic. In the past week, the number of covid-19 cases has risen in Florida, and hospitalizations jumped by more than 20 percent.