Governor says Mississippi on right track

‘COVID is still out there and it could rebound,’ Mississippi health officer says.

FIRST STATE'S IN THE COUNTRY TOALLOW CERTAINBUSINESSES TO OPEN THEIR DOORSAGAIN...AND WHILE THIS IS TAKINGPLACE... THEGOVERNOR IS CONTINUING TOEMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OFTAKINGSOCIAL DISTANCING PRECAUTIONSWHENGOING OUT...OTHER STATE OFFICIALS INDICATETHE NUMBER OFCORONAVIRUS CASES STATEWIDEGOINGDOWN...BUT REOPENING OF BUSINESSESCOULDPOSSIBLY LEAD TO AN INCREASE INTHE NUMBER OF CASES.

WE ARE ENCOURAGING YOU TO STAYAT HOME, UNLESS IT ISABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR YOU TOMOVE AROUND.""WE ARE REPORTING TODAY 183 NEWCASES ANDUNFORTUNATELY 2 ADDITIONALDEATHS.

AGAIN, THIS IS ACONSIDERABLE DROP FROM THE DAYSPREVIOUS, BUT AGAIN WE HAVE TOBE CONSCIENTIOUSTHAT THERE IS A LOT OFVARIABILITY FROM DAY-TO-DAY."DOCTOR DOBBS ALSO SAID THEIR ISSTILL A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNTOF CASES AND DEATHS STATEWIDEINVOLVING THEAFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY...OVER HALF OF THE CASES AND60-PERCENTOF DEATHS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICANSINTHE STATE.

AND THE GOVERNOR'S NEWSAFER-AT-HOME ORDER BEGAN TODAYAND WILL LATST UNTILNEXT MONTH ON MONDAY, MAY 11THAT 8AM... LIVE FROM HOME... TROYJOHNSON... 16 WAPTNEWS.

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