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. >>> AND WE'RE INTERRUPTING
REGULAR PARTICIPATING NOW TO
BRING YOU SOME BREAKING NEWS.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. I'M PROGRAM RESNIK.
THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SERVICES HAS JUST
RELEASED NEW NUMBERS CONNECTED
TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN
OUR STATE.
OUR STATE. IT IS REPORTING THAT SIX PEOPLE
HAVE DIED AND THERE ARE NOW 401
CONFIRMED CASES, 251 OF THOSE
ARE HERE IN MARICOPA COUNTY.
THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM
YESTERDAY WHEN THERE WERE FIVE
DEATHS REPORTED AND 32
CONFIRMED CASES ACCORDING TO
THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SERVICES.
HEALTH SERVICES. THAT NUMBER OF CASES INCREASING
AT ABOUT 100 A DAY SINCE
SATURDAY WHEN THERE WERE 104
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. >>> NOW, EARLIER THIS MORNING
WE LEARNED THAT A DOCTOR AT
PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. IT IS POSTED ON THE WEB SITE
THAT THE DOCTOR BEGAN SHOWING
SIGNS ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE OFF
DUTY.
DUTY.
DUTY. THE
DUTY. THE DOCTOR IS NOW SELF-
ISOLATING AND RECOVERING AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S SAYS
EVERYONE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH
THE DOCTOR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
AND SO FAR NO OTHER STAFF
MEMBERS OR PATIENTS HAVE SHOWN
ANY SYMPTOMS.
ANY SYMPTOMS. ALSO DEVELOPING NOW, 12 NEWS
HAS LEARNED THAT ABOUT 100
INMATES FROM THE PERRYVILLE
WOMEN'S PRISON HAVE BEEN MOVED
OFF SITE TO WORK AT HICKMAN EGG
FARMS IN THE WEST VALLEY.
HICKMAN DOES HAVE INMATES DOING
WORK THERE AT ITS EGG FARMS.
IT IS UNCLEARED WHY THE INMATES
WERE MOVED OFF SITE.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE
OF CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS.
WE HAVE CALLED IN TO HICKMAN AS
WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS TO FRANKLY FIND OUT
EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.
>>> AND STATE FARM, THE
INSURER, IS CLEARING OUT THEIR
COMPANY'S BUILDING IN TEMPE.
THIS COMES AFTER STATE FARM
REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT AN
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY SCALED
BACK OPERATIONS THERE AS A
SAFETY PRECAUTION.
SAFETY PRECAUTION. >>> AND HELP IS ON THE WAY AT
LAST.
LAST.
LAST. WE
LAST. WE THINK.
WE THINK.
WE THINK. OVERNIGHT SENATE LAWMAKERS
REACHED A DEAL ON A MASSIVE $2
TRILLION ECONOMIC RELIEF
PACKAGE IN RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. IF APPROVED, THE DEAL WOULD
GIVE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO MOST
AMERICANS, $1,200, EXPAND
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS,
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN ARIZONA.
I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE,
AND ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES.
IT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCLUDE
L BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
ASSISTANCE FOR HOSPITALS AS
WELL AS CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN HIT HARD BY THE OUTBREAK.
THE DEAL STILL HAS TO PASS BOTH
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BEFORE
HEADING TO THE PRESIDENT'S
DESK.
DESK.
DESK. THAT COULD HAPPEN BY TODAY OR
PERHAPS TOMORROW.
PERHAPS TOMORROW. >>> THE DEAL IS WELCOME NEWS AS
THE CORONAVIRUS HITS ARIZONA
WORKERS HARD.
WORKERS HARD. MASS LAY-OFFS OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS HAVE TRIGGERED AN HISTORIC
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA IN CLAIMS
FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS.
HERE ARE THE NUMBERS.
ACCORDING TO THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
SECURITY, THERE WERE 2 9,000
CLAIMS FOR FIST-TIME JOBS
BENEFITS LAST WEEK THAT IS
ALMOST EIGHT TIMES THE NUMBER
THE WEEK BEFORE AND TRIPLE THE
HIGHEST WEEKLY NUMBER DURING
THE DEPTH OF THE GREAT
RECESSION IN 2009.
BUT THE WORST SUSPECT OVER.
IN JUST THE FIST TWO DAYS OF
THIS WEEK, 24,000 PEEP PHID FOR
JOBLESS BENEFITS.
JOBLESS BENEFITS. THAT COULD CONTINUE.
>>> AND ARIZONA JOBLESS
BENEFITS RIGHT NOW AREN'T MUCH
OF A LIFE PRESERVER.
THE PAYMENTS OF $240 A WEEK OR
$960 A MONTH ARE THE SECOND
LOWEST IN THE COW TRY, BUT MORE
HELP MIGHT BE ON THE WAY FROM
THAT BIG RESCUE PACKAGE.
AND I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE
WITH THE SENATOR'S OFFICE, AND
I AM TOLD THE PACKAGE WOULD
INCREASE JOBLESS BENEFITS BY
$600 A WEEK FOR UP TO FOUR
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. IT IS A DRAMATIC UP CREASE, BUT
HERE IS WHAT TO KNOW.
IT IS UP TO GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY
TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THAT
MONEY BECAUSE THE STATES RUN
THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. IF THE GOVERNOR IS OUT THERE
TODAY, WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS
FOR HIP ON THAT.
>>> RIGHT NOW GOVERNOR DUCEY
ALSO HAS $50 MILLION AT HIS
DISPOSAL THANKS TO THE
LEGISLATURE.
LEGISLATURE. THE GOVERNOR APPEARS TO BE
WAITING FOR CONGRESS TO FINALLY
ACT BEFORE RELEASING HIS PLAN
FOR HELPING THE STATE'S
INEMPLOYED.
INEMPLOYED. >>> NOW, IF YOU'RE LAID OFF BUT
EXPECT TO RETURN TO YOUR
EMPLOYER, THE LEGISLATE CHAIR
HAS MADE IT EASIER BY WAIVING
REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HUNT FOR
A JOB WHILE COLLECTING
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS.
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS. LOTS OF FOLKS ARE BEING LAID
OFF IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. IT
NOW. IT IS BEING HIT VERY HARD.
THEY MAY GET THEIR JOBS BACK.
IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP
WHILE THEY JUST WAIT OUT THIS
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. >>> ANOTHER RULE CHANGE, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK TO
COLLECT BENEFITS.
COLLECT BENEFITS. A GOOD THING RIGHT THERE.
YET MORE HELP ON THE WAY.
GOVERNOR DUCEY ISSUED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER DELAYING
EVICTIONS OF RENTERS AFFECTED
BY COVID-19 THAT INCLUDES
LOSING YOUR JOB, THE EVICTION
DELAY WILL LAST FOUR MONTHS.
>>> IN THE MEANTIME, BACK TO
THE IMPACT OF THAT OUTBREAK,
THE NAVAHO NATION COVID-19
OUTBREAK MIGHT BE THE MOST WIDE
SPREAD IN ARIZONA.
WITH 49 CASES, THE NAVAHO
NATION INFECTION RATE IS ONE
CASE FOR EVERY 7,8 #00
RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS. THE COUNTY HAS 199.
WE'RE TRYING TO UPDATE THAT
NUMBER FOR TODAY.
>>> THERE IS A STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER IN PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE
NAVAHO NATION.
NAVAHO NATION. IT SPANS THREE STATES.
>>> LET'S TALK CORONAVIRUS
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. THE LABS IS NOW PROCESSING
TESTS AT ITS TEMPE LAB.
UNTIL NOW THE TESTS HAD BEEN
SHIPPED OUT OF STATE.
THE COMPANY SAYS THE LOCAL LAB
SHOULD SHORTEN THE WAIT TIME
FOR RESULTS.
FOR RESULTS. PLEASE REMEMBER, SEE A DOCTOR
FIRST IF YOU'RE SEEKING A TEST.
SONORA QUEST CLINICS ARE NOT
ACCEPTING WALK-IN TRAFFIC.
>>> SO NOW RECAPPING OUR
BREAKING NEWS, THE ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
JUST RELEASED NEW NUMBERS
CONNECTED TO THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK IN OUR STATE.
HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK.
DHS REPORTING THAT SIX PEOPLE
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. THERE ARE NOW 401 CONFIRMED
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. 251, THAT IS THE LATEST NUMBER
AS OF TODAY, 251 OF THE CASES
IN MARICOPA COUNTY UP FROM 199
YESTERDAY, AND THE STATEWIDE
NUMBER YESTERDAY WAS FIVE
DEATHS REPORTED, 327 CONFIRMED
CASES, AGAIN, ACCORDING TO
ARIZONA DHS.
ARIZONA DHS. ONE OFFICIAL TOLD ME THIS IS
GOING TO BE A MARATHON.
SO HANG IN THERE, FOLKS.
AGAIN, 251 CONFIRMED CASES IN
MARICOPA COUNTY.
MARICOPA COUNTY. THERE YOU SEE THE NUMBERS ON
YOUR SCREEN.
YOUR SCREEN. THE COUNTY REPORTS THERE ARE
THREE DEATHS, 35 PEOPLE
HOSPITALIZED, 13 NOW IN
INTENSIVE CARE.
INTENSIVE CARE. ALSO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ARE
NOW TWO CONFIRMED CASES IN
CHILDREN 17 YEARS OLD OR
YOUNGER.
YOUNGER.
YOUNGER. THAT HAS BEEN REALLY
INTERESTING ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS
THEY SKEW YOUNGER, MORE YOUNGER
THAN MANY PEOPLE HAD EXPECTED.
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