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IN THE CORONAVIRUS OUT RAKE. MORE THAN 25,000 NEW CASES REPORTED IN THE U.S. BRINGING THE TOTAL TO ABOUT 337,000. 600 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. THE NEW YORK GOVERNOR SAYS THE NUMBER OF THE DEATHS IN THE STATE IS DROPPING. WORLDWIDE THERE ARE 1.27 5 MILLION CASES -- DANA: TODAY MORE NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE. D HECK SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 2000 CASES. FOUR PEOPLE DIED BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 30 THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES HAS FLUCTUATED. THE MOST NEW CASES REPORTED WERE ON THURSDAY. GEOFF: TWO EMPLOYEES OF SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. ONE OF THEM THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE’RE TOLD DR. RALLIE LISTON HAS NOT BEEN AROUND ANY STUDENTS AND HE WILL KEEP THE OFFICE CLOSE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS -- ANOTHER WEEK TO BE CAUTIOUS. WE’RE TOLD THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN IN QUARANTINE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. DANA: AN ANDERSON FIREFIGHTER HAS TESTED POSITIVE. THE FIREFIGHTER STARTED FEELING SICK LAST WEEK AND WAS IMMEDIATELY QUARANTINED AND TESTED. HE DID NOT HAVE CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC. THREE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN SELF-QUARANTINE AS A PRECAUTION. GEOFF: IN NORTH CAROLINA THERE ARE 2500 85 CASES IN THE STATE AND SEVEN MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED BRINGING THE STATE TOTAL TO THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ONE 31. HUNDRED CASES REPORTED IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANA: AN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY IN HENDERSON COUNTY IS CURRENTLY UNDER QUARANTINE. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS 23 RESIDENTS AND STAFF AT CHERRY SPRINGS VILLAGE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMUNITY SAID SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY, CHERRY SPRINGS VILLAGE HAS ADHERED TO AGGRESSIVE GUIDELINES SET BY THE CDC AND THE N.C. STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. GEOFF: IN GEORGIA STATE OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THERE ARE 6,742 CASES THIS EVENING. 200 19 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS. DANA: EVEN THOUGH GEORGIA IS IT UNDER A SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER THEY REOPENED TO BEACHES. SHIRLEY SESSIONS IS MAYOR OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA. SHE SAYS HER CITY SHUT DOWN BEACHES TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. EVEN SENDING THE LIFEGUARDS HOME. GEOFF: AN UPDATE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON THE CORONAVIRUS OUT RAKE AREA THE PRESIDENT -- -- DANA: WUHAN, CHINA IS LETTING PEOPLE LEAVE HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO MONTHS. THE CITY IS WHERE OFFICIALS FIRST IDENTIFIED COVID-19. 11 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON LOCKDOWN SINCE JANUARY. THE CITY HAS REPORTED HARDLY DO CASES -- HARDLY ANY NEW CASES RECENTLY. GEOFF: IN ITALY, A GLIMPSE OF HOPE. THE COUNTRY HAS RECORDED IT’S LOWEST DEATH RATE IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. THERE ARE ALSO FEWER PATIENTS IN CRITICAL CONDITION WITHIN HOSPITAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. NEARLY 16,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF COVID-19 IN ITALY, BUT, NEARLY 22,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY RECOVERED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. SOUTH KOREA REPORTED A DROP IN NEW CASES. DANA: GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING. A MAN AND A BOY WERE SHOT ON THEIR FRONT PORCH. DEPUTIES GOT THE CALL JUST AFTER 7:00 LAST NIGHT IN THE JUDSON MILL COMMUNITY. BOTH VICTIMS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY SHOULD BE OK. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IN THE SHOOTING SHOULD CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 23-CRIME. GEOFF: IN ANDERSON COUNTY, TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A MURDER-SUICIDE. THAT HOME -- AUTHORITIES SAY THERE IS NOT A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. DANA: FLORIDA INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHAT STARTED THIS FIRE. THIS DESTROYED MORE THAN 3500 RENTAL CARS NEAR A FLORIDA AIRPORT. IT HAPPENED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE CARS WERE IN A GRASSY AREA USED AS AN OVERFLOW LOT BY CAR RENTAL COMPANIES AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. GEOF TOMORROW, THE WISCONSIN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY WILL CARRY ON WITH IN-PERSON VOTING. THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO CHANGE THE ELECTION TO MAIL-IN BALLOTS AND EXTENDED DEADLINES. GEOFF: IN AUST -- DANA: IN AUSTRALIA A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO HOW THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS WERE PERMITTED TO GET OFF A CRUISE SHIP LAST MONTH DESPITE MANY EXPERIENCING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. TEN OF AUSTRALIA’S 34 COVID-19 DEATHS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO CARNIVAL’S CRUISE SHIP RUBY PRINCESS. CREW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS. FACE COVERS FOR WORKERS AT WALGREENS IS PROVIDINGFACE COVERS FOR WORKERS AT STORES AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM CORONAVIRUS THE COMPANY SAYS IT IS ALSO TESTING EMPLOYEES FOR FEVER. AND LIKE OTHER BUSINESSES WALGREENS IS INSTALLING PLEXI-GLASS SHIELDS TO SEPARATE CASHIERS FROM CUSTOMERS. GEOFF: UNITED AND DELTA AIRLINES ARE GIVING CUSTOMERS MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR RE-BOOKING LIGHTS. UNITED SAYS CUSTOMERS CAN NOW USE TRAVEL CREDITS WITHIN A TWO-YEAR WINDOW. THEY USUALLY ONLY HAVE A YEAR TO DO SO. DELTA IS MAKING A SIMILAR MOVE. BUT ONLY FOR APRIL AND MAY FLIGHTS BOOKED BEFORE MAY 30. GEOFF: -- DANA: POPE FRANCIS MARKED PALM SUNDAY IN AN EMPTY SAINT PETER’S BASILICA THE SERVICE USUALLY , ATTRACTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. GEOFF: ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL IN NEW YORK CITY WAS LIVESTREAM SUNDAY. GEOFF: THE U.S. OLYMPIC -- DANA: THE U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE IS DONATING FOOD THAT WON’T BE HEADING TO TOKYO NOW THAT THE 2020 GAMES ARE POSTPONED. THE $125,000 WORTH OF MEAL ITEMS, SNACKS AND DRINKS, WILL GO TO A FOOD BANK. GEOFF: VIDEO GAMES SALES ARE UP, AS MILLIONS ARE STUCK AT HOME. NINTENDO’S LATEST INSTALLMENT OF ITS ANIMAL CROSSING FRANCHISE, CALLED NEW HORIZON, WAS RELEASED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. EARLY SALES FIGURES OUTPERFORMED EXPECTATIONS. DANA: LEADING UP TO EASTER, KIDS ACROSS OMAHA, NEBRASKA ARE WAKING UP TO SURPRISES FROM THE EASTER BUNNY. THE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE HAVE KEPT PEOPLE TO THEIR HOMES, SO ONE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER WANTED TO BRIGHTEN THEIR DAY. HIS SON SUITED UP AS THE EASTER BUNNY, AND DROPPED OFF GOODIE IN FAMILIES’ BASKETS. GEOFF: IN ITALY, A YOUNG GUITARIST IS USING HIS TALENTS TO RAISE SPIRITS OVER A DESERTED PLAZA. ♪ HE WANTED TO GIVE PEOPLE A MESSAGE OF HOPE, AS HE PLAYED ON A ROOFTOP, OVERLOOKING AN EERILY QUIET SQUARE. THE COUNTRY IS STILL UNDER LOCKDOWN. DANA: THIS MORNING IN OUR WYFF 4 GOOD SERIES, WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING MORE GOOD DEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. JENNIFER HOLLIDAY SENT US THESE PICTURES. SHE SAYS SHE DELIVERED TRAYS OF FOOD TO THE TAYLORS AND WADE HAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMEN

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