Latest coronavirus news: Mexico reports over 3,000 deaths
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8:30 p.m.
Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Undersecretariat of Prevention and Health Promotion at the Mexican Secretariat of Health, said there are 3,160 coronavirus deaths and 31,522 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Al 08 de mayo de 2020 hay 31,522 casos confirmados, 8,048 confirmados activos y 20,571 sospechosos por #COVID19. Se han registrado 71,351 negativos, 3,160 defunciones confirmadas, 254 defunciones sospechosas y fueron estudiadas 123,446 personas. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/eCM8oo0yiA
— Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (@HLGatell) May 9, 2020
8:15 p.m.
Update: All women who were detained at Mesa Verde ICE detention center in Bakersfield are being released amid concerns about coronavirus in immigration detention facilities, advocates say.
— Rebecca Plevin (@rebeccaplevin) May 9, 2020
There are no women left there as of Friday afternoon, they say.https://t.co/DLBmGUMm0F
6:40 p.m.
Exclusive: 11 members of the U.S. Secret Service are positive for coronavirus.
— Sharon Weinberger (@weinbergersa) May 8, 2020
More than 20 previously positive cases recovered, and dozens more quarantined/self-monitoring.
Via @janawinter and @hunterw https://t.co/f1JeNL404x
5:50 p.m.
#NEW 40 residents at CHSLD Vigi Dollard-des-Ormeaux have died of #COVID19. https://t.co/T61VAabJ3w pic.twitter.com/8YYlbAOerb
— CityNews Montreal (@CityNewsMTL) May 8, 2020
Officials said there are now 55 Rantoul Foods employees that tested positive for COVID-19 #WCIA
— WCIA.com (@WCIA3) May 8, 2020
STORY: https://t.co/c4AOsPVj1z pic.twitter.com/MhsSxx0TzF
4:30 p.m.
BREAKING: @QuintonLucasKC @MayorLucasKC announces city will move forward w/ reopening plan on schedule Friday, 5/15. Will announce guidelines for restaurants Monday. Mayor expressed concerns yest. and suggested possible delay in wake of new cluster at KC senior facility. #COVID19
— John Holt (@JohnHoltNews) May 8, 2020
3:40 p.m.
#Breaking Governor Tate Reeves will issue another executive order allowing Salons, barber shops and gyms to operate with strict health guidelines. @wdam
— Jeffrey Morgan (@JeffMorganTV) May 8, 2020
2:40 p.m.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson COVID-19 update:
— 5NEWS (@5NEWS) May 8, 2020
- 3,747 positive cases
- 64 hospitalizations (down 6)
- No new deaths, 88 total
- 2,355 tests in the last 24 hours pic.twitter.com/jVTnH5aZzj
Dr. Kris Box, State Health Commissioner, says there are 675 new cases of coronavirus and 31 new deaths.
— 93 WIBC Indianapolis (@93wibc) May 8, 2020
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