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Local leaders will deliver America's communities through this crisis. That's why Bloomberg Philanthropies created the City Hall Coronavirus Daily Update, to elevate the critical information city leaders need to respond to and recover from the challenges at hand.

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5 ways cities are tackling one of their toughest Covid challenges: Homelessness

How do you comply with a “stay at home” order if you don’t have a home? That’s a question a growing number of city leaders are grappling with as they ramp up responses to the Covid-19 crisis. That’s because the homeless are among the most vulnerable populations when it comes to infection. Many have underlying health conditions and live in close quarters where the virus can spread easily. As with many of cities’ most critical challenges, this one requires that leaders take quick and careful action. Here are some of the ways mayors are doing just that. 

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Data tracker

John Hopkins' reported U.S. Covid-19 cases as of 8 a.m. EST on March 26.
  • 69,197 total cases, up 13,972 from March 25.
  • 1,046 total deaths, up 244 from March 25.
Find more up-to-date case counts and other critical information from the John Hopkins University's situation report and interactive map.
 

LATEST CITY ACTIONS

A roundup of responses to the coronavirus crisis. See the
Covid-19: Local Action Tracker for more.

ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

CANCELLATIONS, CLOSINGS & SOCIAL DISTANCING

COMMUNICATIONS

VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

TESTING & MEDICAL

Daily inspiration: Cheering health workers

Watch residents in Atlanta cheer from their balconies in support of health workers. The show of appreciation is part of a grassroots movement, #Solidarityat8, that is encouraging Americans to stand on their balconies at 8 p.m. each night to cheer, applaud, or even bang pots and pans to show our gratitude. 
 

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES

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