Episode 36 - Executive Order 63 says "Mask Up!"

Information: The death toll in Virginia from COVID-19 is 1,358 as of Friday, May 29. Testing capacity has increased significantly this week, with 46,381 samples proceeded, compared with about 26,000 samples processed over a week in late April. The percent positive has now decreased to 13.4, down from 14.3 on Monday, May 25. These numbers are being used to determine when it will be appropriate for Virginia to enter the second phase of the Forward Virginia Plan to reopen the economy. The University of Virginia will reopen for the fall semester with in-person instruction beginning on August 25. That’s according to a report in the Cavalier Daily. However, the semester will end before the Thanksgiving break. Not all of the details have been revealed, but larger classes will be taught online. More information will be announced by mid-June. On the day that Executive Order 63 came into effect requiring facial coverings to be work inside public spaces, Albemarle County distributed over 1,700 masks. Pick up locations were spread out all across the county. Another similar event is being planned.Resources: Cavalier Daily article on UVA returning in the fall Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 63