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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE INTERRUPTING WITH BREAKING NEWS ON THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, GOOD
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SERVICES JUST RELEASED
NEW NUMBERS ON CORONAVIRUS
CASES, STATEWIDE.
CASES, STATEWIDE. DHS REPORTING THAT 32 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED, THERE ARE NOW ALMOST
1600 CONFIRMED CASES, 1598, 964
OF THOSE ARE HERE IN MARICOPA
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THOSE NUMBERS ARE UP FROM
YESTERDAY WHEN THERE WERE 29
DEATHS REPORTED, AND JUST MORE
THAN 1400 CONFIRMED CASES.
>>> SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT
NOW, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION IS BEING PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK.
IT IS NOW SCHEDULED ONE WEEK
BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
CONVENTION. >>> THIS IS THE WEEK WHEN THE
JOBS CRISIS HITS HOME.
NEW NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
NUMBERS ARE OUT, AND THEY ARE A
GUT PUNCH.
GUT PUNCH. MORE THAN 6.6 MILLION AMERICANS
APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS FOR THE FIRST TIME
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. >> THAT IS DOUBLE THE RECORD
HIGH, WHICH WAS SET JUST TWO
WEEKS BEFORE.
WEEKS BEFORE. APPLICANTS FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS
COULD GET THE FIRST BEEFED UP
WEEKLY CHECKS AS SOON AS NEXT
WEEK. CONGRESS BOOSTED
ARIZONA'S $240 A WEEK BENEFIT
TO $840 A WEEK FOR THE NEXT
FOUR MONTHS.
FOUR MONTHS. >> TO THE HOSPITAL'S
PREPARATIONS FOR THE WAVE OF
NEW CASES, EXPECTED TO HIT THIS
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. THE STATE'S LARGEST HOSPITAL
NETWORK IS TELLING STAFF TO
REUSE THEIR PROTECTIVE N-95
MASKS TO CONSERVE THEM IN CASE
THEY ARE OVERWHELMED BY
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS. BANNER HEALTH ANNOUNCED THE
POLICY CHANGE YESTERDAY,
HOSPITAL PATIENTS ARE EXPECTED
TO SURGE THIS MONTH AND
INTIMATE.
INTIMATE.
INTIMATE. THIS COMES LESS THAN A WEEK
AFTER THE STATE PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTOR TOLD HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS THEY COULD STOP
WAITING AROUND FOR HOSPITAL
SUPPLIES LIKE MASKS BECAUSE
MANY OF THEM WILL NEVER ARRIVE.
THEY URGED PROVIDERS TO
IMPROVISE.
IMPROVISE. >>> TO ARIZONA CONGRESS, WHERE
TWO CONGRESSMEN ARE ACCUSED OF
TRYING TO PRICE GOUGE PHOENIX
FIRE AND POLICE ON A MASK
PURCHASE.
PURCHASE.
PURCHASE. DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES ARE
CALLING ON THE U.S. ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE THE
COMPANY, THEY SAY THEY JACKED
UP PRICES ALMOST 600% ON THE
SAME N-95 MASKS THE POLICE AND
FIRE DEPARTMENTS JUST A FEW
WEEKS AGO.
WEEKS AGO. THEY COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR
>>>
>>> ARIZONA'S TOP TOURIST DESTINATION IS NOW CLOSED TO
VISITORS.
VISITORS.
VISITORS. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
OFFICIALLY CLOSING THE GRAND
CANYON YESTERDAY.
CANYON YESTERDAY. THE DECISION COMES AFTER A MAN
LIVING AND WORKING IN THE PARK
TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WE ARE TOLD HE HAS BEEN IN
ISOLATION. ANOTHER PERSON WHO
WORKS AT THE CANYON SENT US
THESE PHOTOS AND AS OF NOW ONLY
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE PARK ARE
ALLOWED IN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>>> THIS MORNING WE ARE
LEARNING THERE ARE 40 NEW CASES
OF COVID-19 ON THE NAVAJO
NATION.
NATION.
NATION. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE NATION.
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
POSITIVE TESTS TO 214, 7 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. THESE NEW CASES COME JUST AFTER
A FOOD STORE IN THE NATION HAS
SHUT DOWN AFTER AN EMPLOYEE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.
THAT IS ONE MORE BLOW FOR A
RESERVATION THAT HAS BEEN
DECIMATED BY THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. >>> AND, THERE ARE FEARS FOR
THE DOCTOR TRYING TO KEEP US
SAFE FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
"THE WASHINGTON POST" REPORTS
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, THE
HEADLINER AT DAILY WHITE HOUSE
BRIEFINGS, IS GETTING A
SECURITY DETAIL.
SECURITY DETAIL. HE HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF DEATH
THREATS AFTER VICIOUS SOCIAL
MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AGAINST HIM.
THE POST ALSO SAYS HE HAS FANS
WHO WANT TO GET A LITTLE TOO
CLOSE TO HIM.
>>> NOW RECAPPING THE BREAKING
NEWS, THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SERVICES JUST RELEASED
NEW NUMBERS ON THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK IN OUR STATE.
HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK, DHS
REPORTING THAT 32 PEOPLE HAVE
DIED STATEWIDE, THERE ARE NOW
1598 CONFIRMED CASES, ALMOST
1600, 964 OF THOSE ARE IN
MARICOPA COUNTY.
MARICOPA COUNTY. THOSE NUMBERS ARE UP FROM
YESTERDAY WHEN THERE WERE 29
DEATHS REPORTED STATEWIDE, AND
JUST MORE THAN 1400 CONFIRMED
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. >>> A CLOSER LOOK IN THE NUMBERS
IN MARICOPA COUNTY, AGAIN, 964
CONFIRMED CASES, THE COUNTY
REPORTS THERE ARE 12 DEATHS.
68 IN THE ICU, 183 TOTAL ARE
HOSPITALIZED.
HOSPITALIZED. >>> STAY WITH 12 NEWS FOR
CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. AND, JOIN US TONIGHT AT 6:00
P.M.
P.M.
P.M. FOR
P.M. FOR A ONE-HOUR, COMMERCIAL
FREE, VIRTUAL TOWN HALL WITH
GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY AND OTHER
STATE OFFICIALS.
STATE OFFICIALS. AGAIN THAT IS