99 counties in NC with cases (Avery County remains the only county without a case)
Latest Developments
This morning, Governor Cooper signed both of the COVID-19 relief bills into law. During the signing, he said that he’d outline his plans for “Phase 1” by Wednesday. He said he’s hoping the state will be able to enter “Phase 1” this weekend once his stay-at-home order expires.
Geraldine Keith, who many of you know from the Legislative Building’s cafeteria, was recently released from the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. WRAL highlighted her recovery process.
California became the first state to borrow from the federal government to make unemployment payments. From The Wall Street Journal: “The Golden State borrowed $348 million in federal funds after receiving approval to tap up to $10 billion for this purpose through the end of July, a Treasury Department spokesman said Monday. The U.S. government has also approved loans of up to $12.6 billion for Illinois and up to $1.1 billion for Connecticut through the end of July to replenish state unemployment insurance funds, though the two states hadn’t yet started borrowing by the end of April. California was the only state to have accessed the program so far in the current downturn, the Treasury spokesman said.”