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8 p.m.
Fifty-one #COVID19 cases among #ADOC staff and contracted staff remain active. Twenty-five staff members who previously self-reported a positive test have been cleared by medical providers to return to work.
— Alabama Department of Corrections (@ALCorrections) June 4, 2020
Twenty-two total cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed among our inmate population, thirteen of which remain active. Read more: https://t.co/1Lr0qM7QWt
— Alabama Department of Corrections (@ALCorrections) June 4, 2020
2:32 p.m.
UPDATE: New numbers from the state show as of this morning, there have been 26 new deaths reported for people that were either residents or staff at long term care facilities...bringing the total to 1,332 #bn9covid19 #covid19 @BN9
— Cait McVey (@CaitMcVey) June 4, 2020
2:13 p.m.
New numbers show 32k COVID nursing home deaths from 96K confirmed cases. Nursing home staff deaths of 683 from 60k staff cases. https://t.co/akZZROG9Di
— Jordan Rau (@jordanrau) June 4, 2020
12:15 p.m.
BREAKING: @Ford confirms most salaried workers won't return until September, at the earliest. Had originally planned or late June or July. We're live with @wwjmiddays on @WWJ950
— Jeff Gilbert (@jefferygilbert) June 4, 2020
11:41 a.m.
🇺🇸 #TRUMP TEAM ENVISIONS UP TO $1 TRILLION FOR NEXT STIMULUS ROUND - BBG
— Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) June 4, 2020
*WHITE HOUSE DISCUSSIONS ON STIMULUS HAVE BEEN DELAYED
*WHITE HOUSE AIDES HAD PLANNED TO MEET THIS WEEK ON RELIEF pic.twitter.com/qMaUxG848w
10:35 a.m.
NEW: Metro Health: 81 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours, bringing total to 5,831 including 66 deaths and 4,448 recoveries: https://t.co/mDbrWkQH2j pic.twitter.com/J2zyZEKMrA
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) June 4, 2020
9:36 a.m.
Confirmed confirmed: @MayorGimenez says gyms and dance studios will reopen Monday. "This wasn't an easy one because there's a lot of heavy breathing and sweating going on." Also reopening: summer camps. Short-term vacation rentals allowed to reopen too, with 10-person cap.
— Doug Hanks (@doug_hanks) June 4, 2020
8:30 a.m.
Evidence does not show that the coronavirus is changing to become more severe or more transmittable, but complacency by people and local governments could increase its spread, WHO infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove says. https://t.co/V9LAYKpJOP
— CNN (@CNN) June 4, 2020
6:30 a.m.
On the heels of studies showing hydroxychloroquine doesn't help patients in the hospital with Covid-19, a new study -- the first of its kind -- shows the drug doesn't work to prevent infection with the virus, either. https://t.co/y87rC5e3hP
— CNN (@CNN) June 4, 2020
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