coronavirus

More than 204,000 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus and more than 6,000 people have died from the disease across the capital region of D.C., Maryland and Virginia, health officials say. As of Sunday, 204,423 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed. D.C. reported 12,753 cases, Maryland had 94,581 cases and Virginia has 95,326 confirmed cases. A total of 6,253 people…

With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. reaching 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe

In March, Congress authorized a $19 billion bailout for farms suffering losses because of the coronavirus pandemic, and left the Department of Agriculture to work out how the money would be spent. When the program was rolled out two months later, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said its $16 billion in direct payments would be a “lifeline” for farmers of “all…

Democrats promised last week to file a legal challenge if the president acted through executive order to circumvent Congress, which has the constitutional authority to determine federal spending.

Some residents of Prince George’s County, Maryland, have reported they were turned away from a coronavirus test site in Chillum when they tried to get a second test. Prince George’s County Council member Deni Taveras says went to the county-run free testing site at 6120 Sargent Road because she was experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus. But Taveras said she...

Some Prince George’s County residents say they were turned away from a county coronavirus test site when they tried to get a second test. News4’s Darcy Spencer explains how the county is trying to clear up the confusion.

President Donald Trump has issued executive orders to revive an expired unemployment benefit and defer some payroll taxes, contending he must act because lawmakers have failed to agree on a new coronavirus relief package

While some industries have heralded the third quarter as the beginning of a rebound from the financial devastation wraught by the coronavirus pandemic, the outlook is still dire for U.S. movie theater operators.  In recent days all of the major cinema chains released quarterly results that showed mounting losses as nearly 100% of revenue was wiped out as auditoriums...

The Diocese of Arlington announced that most Catholic schools will reopen with in-person instruction, following CDC guidelines where possible. One school will use an air monitoring system in an effort to keep students and staff safe. News4’s Derrick Ward explains how it works.

At a time when unemployment is high and a federal jobless benefit has just expired, one category of American workers has been largely overlooked: People who still have jobs but whose financial struggles have nevertheless escalated in the face of the pandemic

There is no existing standard of reporting coronavirus cases or deaths on campuses, nor is that information being publicly tracked on a national scale, NBC News reports. A New York Times survey revealed at least 6,600 cases tied to roughly 270 colleges. Universities have taken various approaches to sharing coronavirus updates with students and faculty. Some schools, such as the University of Wisconsin—Madison, plan...

A man accused of killing a woman in Alexandria, Virginia, has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. Ibrahm Elkahlil Bouaichi, 33, was suspected of killing Karla Elizabeth Dominguez Gonzalez on July 29. Alexandria police officers tracked down Bouaichi in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Wednesday and initiated a brief vehicle pursuit, police said. Bouaichi’s vehicle crashed and officers…

A sobering new report finds Black people are being disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus because of structural institutions which existed before the pandemic hit. A report by Howard University School of Law’s Thurgood Marshall Center, Harvard Law scholars and Law 4 Black Lives DC details the disparities in health, policing, economics, mass incarceration and domestic violence. “We are losing our…

Montgomery County says private schools can hold in-person instruction after a struggle with the governor over their ability to reopen. The decision comes after several orders were issued a back and forth by the county and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about whether private and parochial schools could hold face-to-face classes. The county Health Officer Travis Gayles is walking back the…

A reversal Friday in Montgomery County where private schools were given the okay to reopen. Parents of those students have been stuck in the middle of a tug-of-war between the county and Gov. Larry Hogan for almost a week. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke with the county executive.

A popular summer camp in Alexandria has had to close early this summer and a parent says it’s because every child and staff member potentially was exposed to someone with COVID-19.  A sign on the door of the Nannie J. Lee Center says the facility is closed. The center hosts a camp that’s a service for children with special...

The summer camp at the Nannie J Lee Rec Center in Alexandria closed early this year, and one parent says it’s because every person in the camp was exposed to someone with COVID-19. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.

U.S. hiring slowed last month as the coronavirus outbreak worsened

The Virginia Supreme Court has granted a request from Gov. Ralph Northam to suspend judicial proceedings related to evictions for tenants who can’t pay rent

D.C. has re-imagined outdoor dining, making spaces for people to dine in the street, on sidewalks and even in parking lots. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald shows what it would look like and why employees are hopeful it means they can get back to work.