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This daily live blog will provide the latest updates, news and details of COVID-19 from media outlets and social media sources nationally and internationally.
4:31 p.m.
#LA County official Dr. Barbara Ferrer announces the first #COVID19 death of someone (adult) incarcerated. #coronavirus
— (@LosFelizLedger)Jun 01 2020
4:29 p.m.
Sixty-five prisoners at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's N5 Unit in Fort Stockton reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
2:08 p.m.
BREAKING: Governor Whitmer has lifted Michigan's stay-at-home order. Restaurants can reopen for dine-in next week, day camps and pools can open June 8, Groups of 100 can meet outside with social distancing @WLNS
— Ashley Graham (@WLNSAshley) June 1, 2020
12:01 p.m.
Today MSDH is reporting 251 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, with 5 new deaths. The total of #coronavirus cases since March 11 is now 15,752, with 739 deaths. See more case details and important preventive steps at https://t.co/QP8mlJ41AN pic.twitter.com/5jSAGghlYg
— MS Dept of Health (@msdh) June 1, 2020
11:50 a.m.
BREAKING: Five @TampaPD officers were exposed to a protester who tested positive for COVID-19, according to @ChiefDugan. pic.twitter.com/UlzZvzrydr
— Ryan Bass (@RyanWTSP) June 1, 2020
11:48 a.m.
Alabama has added 526 coronavirus cases since yesterday; here's the latest county-by-county breakdown. https://t.co/FQuDamTMZq pic.twitter.com/fIDCrfkPw8
— AL.com (@aldotcom) June 1, 2020
11:41 a.m.
Cuomo: Western New York to go to "Phase 2" reopening tomorrow. Capital Region on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/K3ErGaKVs4
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) June 1, 2020
11:17 a.m.
North Carolina is reporting 674 new positive COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period, bringing the total to 29,263, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. https://t.co/G8pISUajhg
— CBS 17 (@WNCN) June 1, 2020
10:15 a.m.
The total number of new coronavirus cases in South Carolina between Saturday and Sunday reached 732. Here's what to know Monday: https://t.co/96svv94XQj
— The Greenville News (@GreenvilleNews) June 1, 2020
6:30 a.m.
Officials fear that the protests taking place across the U.S. could cause a jump in new coronavirus cases in the coming weeks https://t.co/3WerptGdBe
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 1, 2020
5:43 a.m.
Protests could accelerate spread of coronavirus, public health experts say. https://t.co/EuxSdcUQWc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 1, 2020