Tuesday Morning C-19 Update

NOTE - Below is a radio-friendly notepad used on the Need To Know Morning Show on AM1100 The Flag WZFG.  Spelling, punctuation, etc are not edited.  

LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THE UP TO THE MINUTE STATISTICS

NORTH DAKOTA HAD 3 NEW POSITIVE TESTS MONDAY ...BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 33.......THERE ARE NOW 4 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED........STILL JUST THE ONE IN CASS COUNTY......

MORE THAN 14-HUNDRED have been tested....In Minnesota, 66 new positive tests MONDAY, MORE THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE DAY SO FAR. that brings the total to 235.....STILL 2 CONFIRMED CASES IN CLAY COUNTY ....ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN MN...ALMOST 5-THOUSAND HAVE BEEN TESTED.

In South Dakota, SEVEN NEW POSITIVE TESTS ....28 TOTAL....ONE PERSON THERE HAS DIED....AND ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTED....iN THE US, 124 DEATHS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.....582 TOTAL.....11-THOUSAND NEW CONFIRMED CASES YESTERDAY - NOW MORE THAN 46-THOUSAND IN ALL...worldwide ALMOST 17-THOUSAND ARE DEAD, UP 14-HUNDRED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS....THERE ARE 386,000 CONFIRMED CASES, UP about 30-thousand in the last 24 hours........more than 100,000 PEOPLE have had the virus worldwide and have recovered.....

ITALY CONTINUES TO BE HIT THE HARDEST....WITH MORE THAN 500 DEATHS MONDAY BUT IT'S THE 3RD STRAIGHT DAY WHERE NEW DEATHS ARE LESS THAN THE DAY BEFORE....MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND HAVE DIED THERE....IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMPARE THIS TO WHAT THE TRADITIONAL FLU VIRUS HAS DONE....WE HAVE 582 DEATHS IN THE U-S FROM CORONAVIRUS....THE FLU HAS KILLED 23-THOUSAND SINCE OCTOBER 1, ACCORDING TO HE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL.... ON AVERAGE, AT LEAST 128 PEOPLE HAVE DIED PER DAY.*****

IT'S DAY 9 OF THE PRESIDENTS 15 DAY CALL TO ACTION...STAY HOME, DON'T GO OUT IF YOU DON'T NEED TO, NO RECREATIONAL TRAVEL15 STATES NOW HAVE LOCKDOWN ORDERS.....7 NEW ONES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...INCLUDING WISCONSIN, THE CLOSEST YET TO MN AND ND...NEW YORK CITY NOW HAS MORE CASES THAN ITALY....ENCOURAGING WORDS LATE LAST NIGHT FORM TREASURY SECRETARY MNUCHIN WHO SAYS AFTER MEETING WITH DEMOCRAT LEADERS LAST NIGHT, HE EXPECTS TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT THIS MORNING....THIS AFTER
A SECOND FAILED BILL THAT WOULD SEND CHECKS TO MILLIONS OF AMERICAN TAXPAYERS AND SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS TO KEEP WORKERS ON THE PAYROLL.......A CLOTURE VOTE AS IT'S CALLED, WOULD GET THE BIPARTISAN BILL TO THE SENATE FLOOR...IT GOT ONLY 49 VOTES MONDAY, IT NEEDS 60 TO ADVANCE TO THE FLOOR WHERE IT WOULD BE DEBATED AND POSSIBLY AMENDED....ONE PROBLEM IS THAT FIVE REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE IN QUARANTINE FOR THE VIRUS....DEMOCRATS SAY THE BILL FAVORS CORPORATIONS MORE THAN INDIVIDUALS......THE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT SAID IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE THAT AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY CALL TO ACTION HE HOPES TO BE ABLE TO LOOSEN UP ON THE SHUT DOWN OF BUSINESS....HE SAYS OUR COUNTRY WAS NOT BUILT TO SHUT DOWN....SOT .....THE PRESIDENT ALSO SAID THE REAL I-D REQUIREMENT SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN OCTOBER WILL BE PUSHED BACK INDEFINITELY....

IN BISMARCK MONDAY, ND governor Doug Burgum SAYS HE'S CONTINUING TO WATCH A BATCH OF 300 TESTS FROM SANFORD THAT ARE IN PROCESS....HE SAYS 30 CAME BACK IN YESTERDAY WITH ONE POSITIVE TEST....BUT THERE ARE STILL 270 TESTS COMING BACK FROM A LAB IN CALIFORNIA AND MOST ARE EXPECTED TO BE CASS COUNTY RESIDENTS....HE SAID THE BIG JUMP HAS BEEN IN UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS....A TYPICAL DAY IS 80....ON MONDAY THERE WERE MORE THAN A THOUSAND...MOST FROM OIL WORKERS LAID OFF IN THE BAKKEN, SOME IN FOOD SERVICE AND RETAIL.....HE ADDED THAT North Dakota is considering steps to shore up the child care industry amid the pandemic, and boost safety for both providers and children....That could involve requiring more workers at THE STATE'S 18-HUNDRED child care facilities to better ensure social distancing, AND PROVIDING state financial support to help hire them.AND SAID THAT there is now no delay in testing at the state lab and says there are plenty of supplies across the state. He says testing slowed down over the weekend but expects it to increase as the week gets going.the Fargo City Commission unanimously approved the sale of bottled drinks with takeout, delivery or curbside meals for the next 30 days.ND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION KIRSTEN BAESLER SAID YESTERDAY THAT 20 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 5 PRIVATE SCHOOLS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR PLANS FOR ONLINE EDUCATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR....

Schools have until Friday, March 27, to submit their plans and, once approved, must begin implementing them by Wednesday, April 1. State aid payments will not be released until the state approves the plans.The fight got personal MONDAY for MN Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan whose brother died after being diagnosed with COVID-19, hes the second person to die of the virus in Tennessee.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz today announced that HE would enter self-quarantine after becoming exposed to someone with COVID-19,he also signed an executive order that will keep most Minnesota renters from being evicted during the coronavirus pandemic.HE SAYS DOCTORS TELL HIM THAT 40-80% OF MINNESOTANS WILL GET INFECTED ALTHOUGH MOST WON'T NEED HOSPITALIZATION.....THE MN STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER SAYS THAT RESIDENTS OF 4 LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES ARE AMONG THE 235 WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE...MINNESOTA SENATOR Amy Klobuchar said MONDAY that her husband, John Bessler, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, has coronavirus.sanford health says in the dakotas they are now testing 400 people per day and will ramp up to 800....they also say they are now able to test in-house in Sioux Falls and get results within 48 hours.THERE WERE WILD SWINGS ALL DAY MONDAY IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS...AND IT DIDN'T STOP AT THE BELL....THE DOWN JONES FELL ALMOST 600 POINTS TO FINISH AT 18,591...BUT EXTENDED TRADING, THE DOW WAS UP 400 POINTS.