Gov. Ron DeSantis boasts that he got COVID-19 right. Here are what the key numbers show a year into the pandemic

But despite its open-for-business mindset, Florida’s death rate is no worse than the national average and better than several states that imposed tighter restrictions and mask mandates, according to CDC data. Florida ranks No. 27 among the 50 states with 150 deaths per 100,000 people, which is lower than the national average of 160 deaths per 100,000 people.