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Governor’s Press Conference – May 4

Governor’s press conference today, MONDAY MAY 4th, 2020:

🔘 3,458 total cases. Up 27 from yesterday. 14 are from our prisons. 13 are from the community.
🔘 All guidance for places of worship and directives for large indoor/outdoor venues: please see pics below.
🔘 1,629 tests performed in last 24 hrs.


DR NATE SMITH, SEC OF ADH:

📍Out of 3,458 total cases:
1,362 are active
2,016 are recovered
91 currently hospitalized
16 currently on ventilators
245 nursing home resident positives
147 nursing home staff positives
45 active nursing home investigations
5 new deaths (81 total)
31 of the deaths are from nursing homes
5 inmates passed away this weekend

SEC MIKE PRESTON, COMMERCE:

📍Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website was tested this weekend. There will be a press release later today with instructions for using the website.
📍Ready for Business Grant Program has increased to $55M. The website will be live again tomorrow and Wednesday from 8am-6pm. For details, please see my previous post.

2020-05-05T15:45:06+00:00 May 4th, 2020|In the News|