What you need to know: April 8

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Here's what you need to know to start your day on April 8.

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Aciton news now is tracking latest confirmed coronavirus cases in our area.

In butte county there are now 13 cases.

Shasta has 23 cases... with 3 deaths, tehama has one confirmed case yuba...has 11.

Sutter has 19... and plumas has 3 positive cases of the coronavirus... modoc..trinity and lassen counties have zero cases.

### the state judicial court..ordered a delay on all eviction cases..

The order stop*al* eviction cases from moving forward - not just those related to people not being able to pay rent due to the virus.

The state attorney generals office says if you can't pay your rent you need to notify your landlord within seven days..## state prisons are not accepting new inmates for 30 days... that's the new rule is meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Local jails say they will have to hold inmates longer... a spokersperson for shasta county probation says staff is also having to supervise more state prisoners who have been released early... the early release... means there are 39 additional cases to supervise ...for shasta county alone.## a legal reprieve for p-g-and-e.

Tuesday night a federal judge refused to approve a letter slated for northern california wildfire victims... fro* attorneys.

Those lawyers claim the utility may be breaking its promises regarding the settlement agreement, the ruling does no* block lawyers from sending a letter addressing specifics of the wildfires and destruction caused by pg-and- e's electrical grid.

### the national number of comfirmed cases in the u-s has nearly hit 400 thousand..

And the death toll nearly 13 thousand..

The most heavily affected region continues to be new york..

With over 140 thousand cases..

Here in california, the number of confirmed cases has reached over 17 thousand..

With over a thousand new cases since tuesday morning... ### the press briefing from the white house task force set for 5 p- m today... the briefing most often includes remarks from president trump and vice president pence... during tuesday's briefing- the president said he was considering cutting funding to the world health organization- accusing the agency of misteps in its handling of the coronavirus.

Prescriptions of hydroxy-chloro- quine have spiked... but the medical community is divided on the drug's effectiveness to treat the coronavirus.

The nation's top infectious disease expert says more scientific data is needed.

Vanderbilt university is enrolling patients in a sweeping clinical trial of that medication..

To determine if it works... and, if so, the most effective way to use it.

### you're never more than 10