BLOG: Coronavirus updates from Friday, April 10

FLORIDA – ABC Action News is committed to providing Tampa Bay area residents all of the updates on the coronavirus, COVID-19, and the impact it's having on our way of life. To help you stay on top of it all, we've compiled all the updates for Friday, April 10. For today's updates, visit www.abcactionnews.com/virus. Don't forget we are in this together!

10:00 PM

• Hospital chaplains in Pinellas County offers mass to empty chapels during COVID-19 pandemic.

8:50 PM

• Health officials are investigating working conditions at a beef plant in northern Colorado where dozens of employees have tested positive for COVID-19.

7:48 PM

• Local man now back in Tampa after being stuck in Peru

6:40 PM

• Dan Underhill, a local man who was stranded in Peru, is now back home in Tampa.

6 PM

• Department of Health reports 17,968 positive COVID-19 cases in Florida, 419 deaths

5:00 PM

• Officials in Manatee County voted to keep the 11 p.m. – 5 a.m. curfew going for another week.

4:20 PM

• Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Charlie Morton pledges to donate $50,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay, according to a report from The Athletic's Josh Tolentino.
• IRS launches a web tool for non-filers to receive stimulus checks.

4:10 PM

• The state is working on an online order option for SNAP recipients in Florida.

2:59 PM

• Florida to expand drive-through coronavirus testing to more residents

2:19 PM

• Worldwide deaths from the coronavirus exceed 100,000

11:19 AM

• COVID-19 is killing Americans at a higher rate than cancer, heart disease

10:54 AM

• New numbers show 17,531 confirmed coronavirus cases in Florida, 390 total deaths in the state

10:25 AM

• Vinik Family Foundation Donates $100,000 to the City of St. Petersburg's Fighting Chance Fund

8:12 AM

• More than half of Americans wear masks as coronavirus' new normal takes hold, poll says

8:08 AM

• Publix implementing one-way aisles company-wide to encourage social distancing.

7:19 AM

• Hillsborough County Clerk’s Office reducing hours until further notice, will be open each weekday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

6:00 AM

• Notre Dame Cathedral will have its Good Friday ceremony with no crowd.
• Places of worship in Belgium are set to remain open, with social distancing measures in place, over the Easter weekend.
• Good Friday observed at home as Japan virus divide surfaces.

5:35 AM

• International Monetary Fund anticipates economic fallout similar to Great Depression.

5:00 AM

• Global death toll nears 100,000.
• Global recoveries at 356,161, according to Johns Hopkins.

Important updates for Thursday, April 9

• Publix announces touch-free checkout in all stores.
• 10% of U.S. labor force now out of work since virus slammed economy as 6.6 million file for jobless aid. The Department of Labor says 16 million people have lost their jobs in recent weeks.
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care as condition improves.
• Pinellas County votes to keep public beaches and beach parking areas closed at least through April 17.
• To view more updates, click here.

Important updates from Wednesday, April 8

• One million doses of anti-malaria drug heading to Florida for coronavirus patients.
• Pinellas County updates list of essential services under 'safer-at-home' order.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for essential workers as it takes a small step toward reopening the country.
• The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) launched a new, mobile-friendly online application for those seeking reemployment assistance.
• To view more updates, click here.

Important updates for Tuesday, April 7

• New York City records more deaths from virus than 9/11.
• China reports no new deaths for 1st time since January.
• At midnight local time outbound travel restrictions from Wuhan were lifted for the first time since the city was locked down on January 23.
• To view more updates, click here.

Important updates from Monday, April 6

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to ICU as COVID-19 symptoms worsen.
• British Open cancels 2020 tournament. It's the first time since World War II.
• Coronavirus death toll in US passes 10,000.
• To view more updates, click here.

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