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ORLANDO, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis made a stop in Orlando to announce the installation of over 70 electric charging stations in Orlando.
The governor was joined by Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein for the 12:45 p.m. briefing from the Turkey Lake Service Plaza on Florida’s Turnpike.
According to Channel 9′s Christopher Heath, DeSantis announced 74 Tesla charging stations would be created along the Turnpike.
At the @TurnpikeOrlando Turkey Lake Plaza waiting on @GovRonDeSantis
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) July 10, 2020
The charging stations here were installed using $25 million out of the $166 million Florida received as part of the Volkswagen settlement in 2019 pic.twitter.com/0JNC02YtM8
The briefing comes after the state reported over 4,000 COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Read: Florida hospitals looking to increase staffing as some hit capacity
Orange County has the highest amount of coronavirus cases in Central Florida with 15,595 reported infected from the virus.
You can watch the announcement LIVE here.
Cox Media Group
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