Aging and disability services
The Mary Tyler Moore statue on Nicollet Mall got a mask and rubber glove, perhaps for levity in the face of the Coronavirus, and seen Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
Minnesota health plans agree to cover more COVID-19 costs

By Steve Karnowski Apr. 02, 2020 06:29 PM EDT

State copes with jobless surge, more prison workers infected

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Apr. 02, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are struggling to handle an overwhelming number of unemployment claims stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that...

Henrico County Health Districts Director Dr. Danny Avula, gestures during a news conference at the Government Center Thursday April 2, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Avula gave an update on the Canterbury Rehabilitation Center COVID-19 cases and deaths. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
16 dead in COVID-19 outbreak at Virginia nursing facility

By Sarah Rankin Apr. 02, 2020 02:39 PM EDT

Anna and Johnny Hassouneh take a selfie at the waterfall, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Ohio extends stay-at-home order; logs record jobless claims

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Apr. 02, 2020 02:36 PM EDT

Bridget Parkhill, right, talks on the phone as she visits with her mother, Susan Hailey, center, who has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. Federal authorities on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, proposed a fine of more than $600,000 for the Seattle-area nursing home connected to at least 40 deaths from the new coronavirus. State regulators and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducted an inspection of the facility on March 16, 2020, and found serious infractions that they said placed residents in immediate danger, but a follow-up inspection found that Life Care had at least partially fixed the most serious problems, and Wednesday's announcement said the fine could be adjusted up or down based on how Life Care continues to correct the remaining problems. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Feds propose $611,000 fine at Seattle-area nursing home

Apr. 02, 2020 02:07 PM EDT

A resident is removed from the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Monday, March 30, 2020, in Gallatin, Tenn. Multiple people tested positive for the coronavirus at the facility Friday. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a statewide "safer-at-home" order on Monday to help stem the state's rapid spread of coronavirus, mandating the closure of all nonessential businesses while urging residents to remain at home whenever possible for the next two weeks. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures

By Jim Mustian, Bernard Condon And Candice Choi Apr. 02, 2020 01:25 PM EDT