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 Monday, April 6. For today's updates, visit www.abcactionnews.com/virus. Don't forget we are in this together!
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- Hillsborough County government extending all existing closures through April 30, 2020 to uniformly align with Executive Order Number 20-91 issued by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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- Coronavirus death toll in US passes 10,000
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- The Department of Health reports nearly 1,000 new positive COVID-19 cases in the state and 15 new deaths.
- Total cases: 13,324
- Total deaths: 236
Officials in Florida have not released information on recovered patients in the state, but the DOH's interactive map lists the number of recovered cases in the U.S. and globally.
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- Stocks open 4% higher on Wall Street as traders grasp at some early signs of hope in battling the coronavirus outbreak.
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- Pope Francis earmarks initial $750,000 to fund hospitals, schools and nursing homes.
- Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson in good spirits despite hospitalization.
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- Global death toll tops 69,000 as cases cross 1.2 million.
- US death toll nears 10,000.
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Important updates from Sunday, April 5
- Surgeon General Jerome Adams is offering some of the starkest warnings yet as he braces Americans for the worsening fallout from the new coronavirus.
- Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey dies from what his family described as complications from COVID-19
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with coronavirus.
- A 4-year-old tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus.
- To view more updates, click here.
Important updates from Saturday, April 4
- Pinellas County detention deputy tests positive for COVID-19
- Palm Beach County deputy dies from complications of COVID-19
- The Princess Cruises with coronavirus victims on board, including two fatalities, is docking in Florida.
- Officials say Miami-Dade County is releasing 18 inmates early from its jail as a response to the new coronavirus.
- To view more updates, click here.
Important updates from Friday, April 3
- The VA will extend financial, benefits and claims relief amid COVID-19
- Walmart will limit the amount of people that are in the store
- President Trump says he is directing FEMA to prevent export of N95 masks under Defense Production Act.
- White House: CDC to recommend Americans cover faces when outside.
- Curfew ordered for Manatee County residents. It takes effect tonight at 11 p.m.
- Target to start limiting the number of shoppers it allows in its stores to enhance social distancing beginning Saturday.
- Disney halting annual pass payments while parks are closed, refunding some payments.
- To view more updates, click here.
Important updates from Thursday, April 2
- Gov. Ron DeSantis signs an executive order to suspend foreclosures and evictions for 45 days
- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassed 1 million on Thursday as cases in the United States and much of Europe continue to spike.
- U.S. unemployment claims hit 6.6 million -- another record high -- as layoffs accelerate in face of coronavirus.
- FEMA requested Defense Department make 100,000 body bags available to help state health agencies with mortuary affairs, a Pentagon spokesman confirms to ABC News.
- Democratic National Convention postponed until August due to coronavirus pandemic
- Pinellas County Commissioners vote to shut down all non-essential businesses in the county.
- President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to step up production of ventilators.
- To view more updates, click here.