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CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE 4-7-20

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CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE 4-7-20
CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE 4-7-20
CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE 4-7-20

States is breaking records for all the wrong reasons.

More than 1?

Hundred people have died in the last day?

And the tr?state is directly affecting that growing number.

One person died in vanderburgh county?

And cases are spiking around the region.

We're also seeing more communities adopt curfews to keep people safe.

In indiana?

Local cases nearing the triple digits.

There are currently 44 confirmed cases in vanderburgh county?

23 in warrick county with eight of those coming from signature healthcare.

That's a nursing home in newburgh.

Across indiana?

Numbers passing ?

Thousand.

In illinois?

Numbers passing 1?

Thousand?

With a majority of those cases popping up in chicago.

In the tr?

State part of illinois?

There are five confirmed cases?

With saline county reporting their third this week.

In kentucky?

More than 1?

Hundred people have been infected statewide.

Muhlenberg county seeing an uptick tonight.

However?

Hopkins county is still experiencing the most cases so far?

Sitting at 73.

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the region especially hard this week?

And it's having dire consequence s on people of all ages?

Especially people with pr?existing health conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

Dbbx mac joining me now is merritt... bate?thomas with the green river district health department?

Where they've reported more covi?19 cases today.

Miss thomas?

What kind of feeling is it to hear people with these pr?existing conditions developing coronavirus symptoms?

((skype interview)) reaction ### dbbx mac we're waiting for test results to come back across the region.

Do you have any idea when coronavirus cases will spike here at home?

((skype interview)) reaction dbbx mac do you think area medical workers making headway in curbing the spread of covi?19 or do you expect it to get worse in the coming days or weeks?

((skype interview)) reaction dbbx mac miss thomas we've heard about certain church congregation s in kentucky ignoring those social distancing guidelines in other parts of state.

Can you explain how that can have lon?lasting effects in all areas of the tr?state?

((skype interview)) reaction mac miss thomas?

Thanks so much for your time.

We appreciate your feedback.

And please stay with 44news on air and online as we continue to watch this pandemic as a it grows across the region.

You can also follow us on social media?

Or download the 44news app to your smartphone or tablet.

With more people testing positive for the coronavirus?

Officials are urging everyone to stay home and keep a safe distance from groups to help flatten the curve.

Erran huber has been braving the conditions and traveling to some of the hardes?

Hit areas in our region.

He joins us live tonight from evansville with more.

Erran?

Tonigh?

Indiana's health commissioner issuing a dire new warning about cases of covi?19 for tomorrow and the coming days.

I want to brace you to see them increase as we get closer to the peak of this disease.

Those living in indian?

Trying to adjust to a new way of life under covi?19.

Just getting used to this new normal.

And keeping a close eye on their kid?and the impact beyond infection.

Its been tough for them because they're having to do all their school work at home.

Just can't have the same social life that they normally have.

And it's been a tough day for the hoosier stat?with more coronavirus deaths.

The youngest of thos?

Only 37.

And included among the?

The first death in vanderburgh county.

Breaking tonigh?we now know more about the 7?yea?

Old man who die?

His famil?

Releasing in his obituar?

Stanley emerson turner ii died at ascension health from covi?19 pneumonia.

After a life serving in the navy as a chief petty officer before becoming a sheet metal journeyman and welder.

But healthcare workers in the trenches across the tr?stat?are now facing a new set of challenges.

An unknown number of health care workers at memorial hospital and health care center in jasper have tested positive for covi?19 and tonigh?

New measures from the state to fight the spread in southern indiana.

With stat?

Run drive through testing coming to vanderburgh county "this clinic will be reserved for healthcare workers, lon?term care workers, firs?

Responders, and essential workers who are symptomatic.'

In the bluegrass tonigh?

Muhlenberg county now under lockdown.

A curfew in effect for everyon?

From 9 pm to 5 am.

With limited exceptions.

And another warning from the kentucky governo?

This one for the faithful.

I know this week is very important to multiple faiths, including mine.

"it is passover.

It is holy week.

It is a time where we get together.

We can't do that this year.

We have multiple areas where this has spread in a house of worship.

And in at least one of the areas where people have died as a result."

The coronavirus and sta?

A?

Home orders are putting an added stress on families?

Coping with this crisis.

Police say they're also seeing a spike in domestic violence complaints?

As families are ordered to remain inside.

That means doctors are treating more victims of domestic violence.

Before patients are admitted?

They're screened to make sure they don't have a temperature.

To keep the virus from spreading?

Many hospitals have sectioned off emergency rooms for patients with covi?19 symptoms?

And separate spot or those who don't.

Medical workers say this helps keep the virus from spreading.

Mike kuhn, director of nursing for emergency services, community hospital east"that really allows them to get the best care possible and it really leaves open all of our trauma bays and other care beds for those emergencies that do happen like we've seen this past weekend.

Emergency rooms are remaining open to treat people.

However?

If you're feeling sick?

You're urged to call your doctor first before going to the hospital in person.

The ???u and the indiana attorney general are sparring over the potential release of inmates?

At a greater risk of catching covi?19.

Andrew garcia explains what the department of corrections is doing to protect thousands of prisoners across the state.

Housing more than 25 thousand inmates in nearly two dozen facilities... the indiana department of corrections confirms 10 offenders have already tested positive for covi?19.

The aclu worries those numbers will continue to grow and has asked the indiana supreme court to take emergency action to protect those behind bars.

This is not a lawsuit where we're asking the court to find constitutional rights are violated.

What we're saying is are there ways to make sure everyones health can best be protected.

Aclu of indiana legal director ken falk points out the doc also employs more than 6400 people... and so far 17 of those staff members have also tested positive.

We're not talking just about prisoners.

We're talking about a health risk to all of us.

So we're asking for common sense solutions that protect public safety.

In a 37 page written response... attorney general curtis hill opposed the aclu's request... and insisted the doc has remained vigilant protecting inmates and following cdc guidelines.

Thus far there's no indication of any emergency issue that the doc can't handle.

This plan... drawn up last month by the doc... details increased monitoring and sanitation inside of prisons... as well as the suspension of all visitation... and isolation of offenders who show symptoms of illness.

Everything that should be done is being done to protect inmates safety so far the doc has already compiled data on inmates that are older... close to release and not convicted of a violent crimes for 7 different counties.

But the doc hasn't announced whether any of those inmates have had their sentences amended.

Andrew garcia?

44news.

The ??c noted none of the positive cases they've seen so far have been serious enough to warrant hospitalizatio n.

International flights delivered medical supplies to illinois and kentucky as the united states continues to fight the covi?19 pandemic.

The national guard helped move the supplies to hots spots around the country and distributed meals in new york.

50 major disaster declarations have been granted by president trump?

Including the national emergency declaration.

In the last week?

Nearly 30?million gloves?

?

Million masks?

And ?million gowns were delivered by cargo planes.

And there's a growing need for that protective equipment across the world and here at home.

That's why many tr?state families and business owners are stepping in to help.

An owensboro mother and daughter have decided to offer some relief?

And they're making protective gear for those medical workers on the front lines.

"i don't sleep at night, i stay up until about 3/4 o'clock in the morning, so i just stay up and sew" "we'll take donations of the elastic and whatever we can get" this pair has made at least 300 masks... so far?

And they plan to continue making more.

Area business owners are reminding people?

If you want the rainbow?

You have to put up with a little rain.

That's why storefronts in newburgh are donning rainbows.

It's a bright reminder that the community is pushing through the current coronavirus pandemic?

While recovering from the recent severe weather that ripped through the area.

"we've got the quote 'after every storm comes a rainbow,' i think that's true.

Right now there is a lot of stormy times going on with the virus."

Taylor is also going live on facebook every day?

Reading stories for children.

There's a new twist on a holiday tradition.

Many people are wondering what to do on easter sunday?

As social distancing guidelines remain in effect.

That's why the henderson baptist congregation is planning a*virtual easter egg hunt instead.

Church members say they were planning hold their first easter egg hunt?

But they're changing the idea to accommodate the needs of tr?state families.

All you need?

Is a phone.

"i think this just gives you another reason to be outside, enjoy the weather, and then you can take a look at the eggs and the content of the eggs and learn about the real meaning of easter."

To learn more about area easter egg hunts around the area?

You can visit our website at wevv dot com.

Tonight on fox 44news at nine will easter service resume at the iconic notre dame cathedral?

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic?

And tonight at ?30?

A hospital bed shortage in the hoosier state.

How medical experts are addressing this looming problem head on.

But first let's check in with chief meteorologis t cameron hopman?

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