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| Deadliest coronavirus day in D.C., as pressure mounts on Hogan to open Maryland | Deadliest coronavirus day in D.C., as pressure mounts on Hogan to open Maryland |
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| The greater Washington region reported nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday, with the District recording its worst day for fatalities, as Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) came under increasing pressure from fellow Republicans to reopen his state’s economy. | The greater Washington region reported nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday, with the District recording its worst day for fatalities, as Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) came under increasing pressure from fellow Republicans to reopen his state’s economy. |
| With the virus having killed 1,929 residents of the District, Maryland and Virginia, area leaders said it’s unlikely they would soon lift shutdown orders that have stunted the local economy — even as nearly 119,000 more local residents lost their jobs last week. | With the virus having killed 1,929 residents of the District, Maryland and Virginia, area leaders said it’s unlikely they would soon lift shutdown orders that have stunted the local economy — even as nearly 119,000 more local residents lost their jobs last week. |
| D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said the District’s 19 new reported covid-19 fatalities and 217 new known infections “highlights for everybody that we are not done with this virus in this city.” | D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said the District’s 19 new reported covid-19 fatalities and 217 new known infections “highlights for everybody that we are not done with this virus in this city.” |
| The District’s previous high for covid-19 fatalities in a day was 15, which officials reported on several other days in April, according to The Washington Post’s tracker of known cases in the region. | The District’s previous high for covid-19 fatalities in a day was 15, which officials reported on several other days in April, according to The Washington Post’s tracker of known cases in the region. |
| District officials said Thursday that more than 85 percent of the city’s 225 fatalities so far were residents with underlying health conditions. Seventy percent had hypertension, while half had diabetes. The majority of those residents — 70 percent — had more than one preexisting health problem. | District officials said Thursday that more than 85 percent of the city’s 225 fatalities so far were residents with underlying health conditions. Seventy percent had hypertension, while half had diabetes. The majority of those residents — 70 percent — had more than one preexisting health problem. |
| Bowser said residents “have to continue to heed the guidelines by staying at home, wearing a mask when going out, especially to do our essential work, and listening to symptoms that your body is telling you to get tested.” | Bowser said residents “have to continue to heed the guidelines by staying at home, wearing a mask when going out, especially to do our essential work, and listening to symptoms that your body is telling you to get tested.” |
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| The region’s overall tally of known coronavirus infections climbed to nearly 42,000 as of Thursday evening, the result of increased testing in the area and the virus’s continuing spread. | The region’s overall tally of known coronavirus infections climbed to nearly 42,000 as of Thursday evening, the result of increased testing in the area and the virus’s continuing spread. |
| In Virginia, officials reported 885 additional infections and 30 more deaths. | In Virginia, officials reported 885 additional infections and 30 more deaths. |
| Maryland recorded 893 more infections and 62 additional covid-19 fatalities, most of which were in the Washington suburbs. | Maryland recorded 893 more infections and 62 additional covid-19 fatalities, most of which were in the Washington suburbs. |
| With more than 647,000 area residents losing their jobs during the past six weeks, Hogan is facing calls from Republican lawmakers and others to lift his state’s shutdown orders. | With more than 647,000 area residents losing their jobs during the past six weeks, Hogan is facing calls from Republican lawmakers and others to lift his state’s shutdown orders. |
| The governor released a plan last week that outlines how to reopen the state in three stages. Both Bowser and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) have released similar plans, with all three leaders planning to coordinate a gradual, regional relaunch. | The governor released a plan last week that outlines how to reopen the state in three stages. Both Bowser and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) have released similar plans, with all three leaders planning to coordinate a gradual, regional relaunch. |
| Hogan has estimated that the first phase could happen in early May, saying he is primarily focused on a downward trend in hospitalizations and intensive care unit bed use, neither of which has happened. | Hogan has estimated that the first phase could happen in early May, saying he is primarily focused on a downward trend in hospitalizations and intensive care unit bed use, neither of which has happened. |
| Reopening the DMV: We know the road map, but we’re far from reaching the benchmarks | Reopening the DMV: We know the road map, but we’re far from reaching the benchmarks |
| A group called Reopen Maryland said it wants the governor to lift the restrictions sooner, and it is planning a 150-mile trek across the state Saturday to demand that Hogan allow nonessential businesses to reopen. | A group called Reopen Maryland said it wants the governor to lift the restrictions sooner, and it is planning a 150-mile trek across the state Saturday to demand that Hogan allow nonessential businesses to reopen. |
| U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, the state’s only Republican member of Congress, is expected to participate, along with Dels. Daniel L. Cox (R-Frederick) and Warren E. Miller (R-Howard), underscoring the fraying support Hogan is facing within his party as he works to manage the crisis. | U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, the state’s only Republican member of Congress, is expected to participate, along with Dels. Daniel L. Cox (R-Frederick) and Warren E. Miller (R-Howard), underscoring the fraying support Hogan is facing within his party as he works to manage the crisis. |
| Miller said “there is a lot of frustration” from small-business owners and residents who have lost their jobs. He also criticized Hogan’s calls for a regional recovery strategy. | Miller said “there is a lot of frustration” from small-business owners and residents who have lost their jobs. He also criticized Hogan’s calls for a regional recovery strategy. |
| “First it was numbers in the state, now it’s numbers in the region,” Miller said. “We’re tied to Virginia and the District. Some parts of our state have barely been impacted at all. How long do we have do the quarantine? Is it a month? Is it a year?” | “First it was numbers in the state, now it’s numbers in the region,” Miller said. “We’re tied to Virginia and the District. Some parts of our state have barely been impacted at all. How long do we have do the quarantine? Is it a month? Is it a year?” |
| Reopen Maryland — which is similar to groups that have organized rallies in Virginia, Michigan and several other states — held a demonstration in April that drew several hundred people to Annapolis. | Reopen Maryland — which is similar to groups that have organized rallies in Virginia, Michigan and several other states — held a demonstration in April that drew several hundred people to Annapolis. |
| Hogan spokesman Mike Ricci said in an email Thursday night that, “Delegate Miller, among others, asked the governor to lay out a reasonable timeline for the beginning of the recovery phase, and [Hogan] said we hope to be in a position to begin the recovery in early May.” | |
| “This, of course, depends in part on Marylanders continuing to practice physical distancing,” Ricci added. “So my hope is that, as frustrated as they are, these officials will help us ensure that any demonstrations are conducted safely and without endangering the lives of others.” | |
| The governor has said he doesn’t want to create a situation in which restrictions are lifted in a less-impacted area and people from hard-hit locations travel to that area to patronize reopened restaurants and other attractions. | |
| Known coronavirus cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia | Known coronavirus cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia |
| Hogan has tried to lessen the economic pain for Maryland residents in other ways. An executive order he signed Wednesday bars creditors and debt collectors from garnishing federal stimulus checks issued under the $2 trillion economic relief package signed by President Trump in March. | Hogan has tried to lessen the economic pain for Maryland residents in other ways. An executive order he signed Wednesday bars creditors and debt collectors from garnishing federal stimulus checks issued under the $2 trillion economic relief package signed by President Trump in March. |
| Child support payments can still be garnished under that order, state officials said. | Child support payments can still be garnished under that order, state officials said. |
| The governor also extended an earlier emergency order prohibiting utilities from shutting off electric, water, phone or Internet services. That order is in effect until June 1 or unless the state of emergency is lifted before then, state officials said. | The governor also extended an earlier emergency order prohibiting utilities from shutting off electric, water, phone or Internet services. That order is in effect until June 1 or unless the state of emergency is lifted before then, state officials said. |
| Hogan ordered that state flags be flown at half-staff until Sunday to honor the more than 1,100 Maryland residents who had died of covid-19 as of Thursday and the health-care workers and first responders working to help those who have been infected. | Hogan ordered that state flags be flown at half-staff until Sunday to honor the more than 1,100 Maryland residents who had died of covid-19 as of Thursday and the health-care workers and first responders working to help those who have been infected. |
| “We’re still kind of climbing that curve in Maryland,” he said during a Washington Post Live interview. | “We’re still kind of climbing that curve in Maryland,” he said during a Washington Post Live interview. |
| In Virginia, a circuit court judge put a stop Thursday to one business’s effort to resume operations. In a lawsuit filed by two Republican senators that sought to exclude a Gold’s Gym in Culpeper County from Northam’s shutdown order, Judge Claude V. Worrell Jr. ruled that the governor has broad powers under the state constitution to act in the case of an emergency. The plaintiffs plan to appeal. | In Virginia, a circuit court judge put a stop Thursday to one business’s effort to resume operations. In a lawsuit filed by two Republican senators that sought to exclude a Gold’s Gym in Culpeper County from Northam’s shutdown order, Judge Claude V. Worrell Jr. ruled that the governor has broad powers under the state constitution to act in the case of an emergency. The plaintiffs plan to appeal. |
| Several tenants’ groups plan to stage simultaneous protests Friday that are meant to pressure Northam into forcing landlords into waiving rents until the economy is reopened. | Several tenants’ groups plan to stage simultaneous protests Friday that are meant to pressure Northam into forcing landlords into waiving rents until the economy is reopened. |
| The demonstrations in Northern Virginia, the Richmond area and Hampton Roads are set to mirror protests elsewhere in the country. They will be done by cars and from residents’ homes, with participants honking or banging pots and pans during the evening, organizers said in a news release. | The demonstrations in Northern Virginia, the Richmond area and Hampton Roads are set to mirror protests elsewhere in the country. They will be done by cars and from residents’ homes, with participants honking or banging pots and pans during the evening, organizers said in a news release. |
| Hogan said Thursday that the widespread shutdown has slowed the spread of the virus so that hospitals have not become overwhelmed. But, he added, the consequence of a slower-moving pandemic is that it will take longer before it stops. | Hogan said Thursday that the widespread shutdown has slowed the spread of the virus so that hospitals have not become overwhelmed. But, he added, the consequence of a slower-moving pandemic is that it will take longer before it stops. |
| “We’re anxious to get our economy back on track and put people back to work, but we want to make sure we do so in a safe, effective, and a gradual way,” Hogan said. | “We’re anxious to get our economy back on track and put people back to work, but we want to make sure we do so in a safe, effective, and a gradual way,” Hogan said. |
| Watch my kids please: Parents hire Zoom babysitter so they can shelter in peace | Watch my kids please: Parents hire Zoom babysitter so they can shelter in peace |
| Nearly seven weeks into shutdown, why are so many people still getting sick? | Nearly seven weeks into shutdown, why are so many people still getting sick? |
| With movie theaters still closed, drive-ins try to show the way | With movie theaters still closed, drive-ins try to show the way |
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| Erin Cox, Dana Hedgpeth, Gregory S. Schneider and Rebecca Tan contributed to this report. | Erin Cox, Dana Hedgpeth, Gregory S. Schneider and Rebecca Tan contributed to this report. |