COVID-19 sweeps nation
Contextualization from The Poly Post
Some apologies for yesterday’s wire. I misidentified The Poly Post from Cal Poly Pomona as The Daily Post. They did a good breakdown of the national coronavirus situation yesterday, so here it is for your republication. I truncated this article to remove sections which only pertained to Cal Poly Pomona and Los Angeles County. The original article is here.
I’ve also changed San Francisco and Santa Clara counties to red in our logo due to the addition of the Golden Gate Xpress and the Daily Spartan.
—Aidan
On a global level
Surpassing China and Italy, the United States now leads the world in the number of COVID-19 cases. As of April 5, there are 337,072 confirmed cases and 9,619 deaths in the U.S., according to the John Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
With the spike of reported cases in the U.S., President Donald Trump has extended the national social distancing guidelines until April 30.
“The more we commit ourselves now, the sooner we can win the fight and return to our lives,” President Trump said during a press briefing on March 30.
New York, New Jersey and California are the top three leading states with the highest number of confirmed cases in the United States, according to the John Hopkins Center of Systems Science and Engineering.
(Sarah Han | The Poly Post)
According to the Department of Labor, a record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance as of March 28 — hitting the highest number of jobless claims in U.S. history.
To provide emergency assistance for those financially impacted by the pandemic, President Trump signed into law a $2.2 trillion relief package on March 27. The legislation, known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will offer relief to state and local governments, businesses, healthcare providers and individuals.
Taxpayers earning under $75,000 a year will receive a $1,200 check, and married couples earning under $150,000 will receive $2,400. Families will also receive an additional $500 for every dependent child under 17. Direct deposit payments are expected to be delivered by April 17, said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
College students who are filed as dependents under their parents are ineligible to receive a check.
However, the bill allows a temporary pause on monthly payments for student loan borrowers through Sept. 30 without any penalties.
In California, there are 13,438 confirmed cases and 319 deaths as of April 4, according to the California Department of Public Health. Its database shows that more than half of the cases in California are from young adults ages 18–49.