Is Florida manipulating COVID-19 data?

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A Florida scientist who managed the state'sdatabasesaysshewas firedfor refusing to paint a rosy picture of the COVID-19 outbreakas hundreds of more people are infected.

Coronavirus-related deaths reached 2,000 in the state, and Miami Dade officials confirmed that 40% of inmates testedhave contractedthe virus.

Despiteit all, Florida continued with the re-opening of its hardest-hit areas.

CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez has more.