THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS FIGHT. CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED STATES. MORE THAN 73,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND NEARLY 190,000 HAVE RECOVERED. MORE THAN 3 MILLION MORE AMERICANS FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST JOBS SINCE FEBRUARY 2 MORE THAN 33 MILLION. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS SHELVED A SET OF DETAILED DOCUMENTS MEANT TO GUIDE REOPENING OF THE COUNTRY. THE DOCUMENTS WERE CREATED BY EXPERTS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THOSE MATERIALS PROVIDED FROM THE CDC WOULD HAVE GIVEN LOCAL LEADERS GUIDANCE ABOUT WHICH PUBLIC PLACES TO REOPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. DOZENS MORE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN NEW YORK CITY WITH A MYSTERY ILLNESS POSSIBLY LINKED TO COVID-19. PEDIATRIC MULTI SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IS BELIEVED TO BE A RESPONSE TO COVID 19. THE RARE COMPLICATION, MARKED BY FEVER, RED EYES, RASH, OR UPSET STOMACH, AND IN SOME CASES, CARDIAC ARREST. ♪ MEREDITH: BREAKING NEWS THE CORONAVIRUS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 13,000 CASES IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE JUST GOT THAT NUMBER RAN. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 639 SINCE YESTERDAY. HEALTH OFFICIALS UPDATED THE CASE COUNT THIS MORNING. SADLY, MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED. THAT BRINGS OUR STATE TOTAL TO 507. 500 AND SEVEN PEOPLE — 507 PEOPLE. MORE THAN 500 PATIENTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID-19. SO FAR, MORE THAN 171,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTED. AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT WEIGHED IN ON THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. DR. CHRISTOPHER OHL SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES SHOULD CONTINUE. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT FOR ESSENTIAL ITEMS. HE ALSO RECOMMENDS PEOPLE STAY AT HOME IF YOU ARE SICK AND IF YOU HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND YOU CAN’T STAY SIX FEET OR MORE AWAY FROM PEOPLE, TO WEAR A CLOTH FACE COVERING. >> WE ARE GOING TO BE SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND FROM LARGE PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES AND WE ARE GOING TO SHIFTED TO YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE WITH TIME. THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING SAFE AND FOR KEEPING THE VIRUS PUSHED DOWN. THE MAIN PEOPLE WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT ARE THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE AMONGST US. MEREDITH: YOU CAN WATCH DR. OHL’S UPDATE IN ITS ENTIRETY, RIGHT NOW ON THE WXII 12 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 1858 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. SADLY, THE VIRUS HAS CLAIMED 67 LIVES IN OUR AREA. GUILFORD COUNTY HAS THE MOST CASES, YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN, WITH MORE THAN 500. FORSYTH COUNTY IS NEARING 330. RANDOLPH COUNTY HAS 285. DAVIDSON AND WILKES COUNTIES ARE APPROACHING 200 CASES AT THIS HOUR. ALAMANCE COUNTY HAS MORE THAN 130. OTHER COUNTIES ARE REPORTING FEWER THAN 50 CASES EACH. RIGHT NOW, 712 PEOPLE HAVE BEATEN COVID-19. THOSE PATIENTS ARE IN GUILFORD, FORSYTH, DAVIDSON, WILKES, ALAMANCE, ROCKINGHAM, YADKIN AND DAVIE COUNTIES. NEW AT NOON, CORONAVIRUS TESTING IS EXPANDING NEXT WEEK IN SURRY COUNTY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH HUGH CHATHAM AND NORTHERN HOSPITALS FOR A MASS TESTING EVENT. THIS IS HAPPENING MONDAY, MAY 11 FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT IS FOR SURRY COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY. THOSE WITH OR WITHOUT SYMPTOMS WILL BE ABLE TO GET TESTED AT THREE LOCATIONS. THE ONES YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO BRING YOUR INSURANCE CARD, PHOTO I.D. AND A PHONE NUMBER. A LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE TESTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. A NEW REPORT FROM STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF PEOPLE ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR SEVERE ILLNESS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE MORE THAN 51% OF ADULTS HAVE AN UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION OR ARE 65 OR OLDER. THOSE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS RANGE FROM CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, HEART DISEASE, OR SEVERE OBESITY. PHASE ONE OF THE RELAXED MEASURES BEGINS TOMORROW AT 5:00 P.M. MOST BUSINESSES MAY REOPEN, THOUGH RETAIL SHOPS MUST ONLY ALLOW 50% CAPACITY. CERTAIN CLOSE CONTACT BUSINESSES MUST STILL REMAIN CLOSED SINCE MARCH 15, ALMOST 1.1 MILLION NORTH CAROLINIANS HAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. MORE THAN 880,000 OF THOSE CLAIMS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO COVID-19. SO FAR, THE STATE HAS PAID OUT $1.3 BILLION IN BENEFITS. CHECKS HAVE GONE TO ALMOST 460,000 PEOPLE. THAT’S LESS THAN HALF OF THOSE WHO HAVE FILED TO RECEIVE BENEFITS. WE ASKED GOVERNOR ROY COOPER WHAT’S BEING DONE TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG. >> THIS WAS AN AGENCY THAT WAS USED TO ABOUT 3,000 CLAIMS A WEEK, AND NOW THEY HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE MILLION CLAIMS IN A SEVEN-WEEK PERIOD. THEY’RE CONSTANTLY ADDING PEOPLE TO THEIR CALL CENTER, THEY PUT IN A CHAT FUNCTION ON THEIR WEBSITE, AND THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO DO DOUBLE-SHIFTS AND EXPANDING HOURS INTO THE WEEKENDS TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE. BRIANA: — MEREDITH: MORE THAN 100 POSITIONS NEED TO BE FILLED TODAY. SO IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A JOB , YOU WILL WANT TO BE PART OF A VIRTUAL JOB FAIR. THIS IS SPONSORED BY THE CAREER CENTER OF THE SOUTHEAST AND DEVRY UNIVERSITY. THAT RUNS UNTIL 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE CONFIRMED EMPLOYERS INCLUDE LOWES’ HOME IMPROVEMENT, US CENSUS BUREAU, AMERICAN RETIREMENT COUNSELORS, AS WELL AS PROCTER AND GAMBLE, THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SOURCE RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT, AND MORE VISIT CAROLINACAREERCENTERS.COM. THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. AND YES, THAT’S EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE TOLD YOU YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. TRACIE POTTS IS IN WASHINGTON TO EXPLAIN WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP REVERSED COURSE SO QUICKLY. >> MAKE THE SACRIFICES NECESSARY. REPORTER: THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE IS HERE TO STAY INDEFINITELY, PRESIDENT TRUM SAYS, AND FACT, IT IS EXPANDING. THE PRESIDENT, REVERSING COURSE ONE DAY AFTER ANNOUNCING THE GROUP WOULD DISBAND THIS MONTH. >> I HAD NO IDEA HOW POPULAR THE TASK FORCE IS. REPORTER: WITH MORE STATES WE OPENING, FORMER CDC DIRECTOR THOMAS FRIEDEN TELLS THE TODAY SHOW WE COULD SEE A RESURGENCE. >> IT’S NOT GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO NORMAL ANYTIME SOON. IT’S GOING TO BE A NEW NORMAL, AND IT’S GOING TO BE MORE LIKE A DIMMER DIAL THAN AN ON AND OFF SWITCH. REPORTER: THE NEW WHITE HOUSE SPOKESWOMAN INSISTS THAT ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGH-RISK NEED TO BE TESTED. THE NOTION THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE TESTED IS SIMPLY NONSENSICAL. REPORTER: AS EXPECTED, THE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER 3.2 MILLION MORE JOBLESS CLAIMS TODAY, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO MORE THAN 33 MILLION IN SEVEN WEEKS. DEMOCRATS WANT MORE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN A SECOND, $2 TRILLION STIMULUS. >> UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IS GEARED TOWARD JULY 1. WHAT HAPPENS JULY SECOND? REPORTER: THOSE SMALL BUSINESS LOANS? ANALYSTS PREDICT THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM COULD BE BROKE, AGAIN, THIS WEEK. BY SUNDAY 43 STATES WILL BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY OPEN. MEREDITH: THE IRS ACCIDENTALLY SENT STIMULUS MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED, AND NOW THEY WANTED BACK. THE AGENCY USED TAX RETURNS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. SOME OF THE RECIPIENTS PASSED AWAY SINCE THEN. AT FIRST, MANY THOUGHT SURVIVING MEMBERS COULD KEEP THE STIMULUS MONEY. BUT NOW, THE IRS WANTS IT RETURNED. THERE IS ONE EXCEPTION. LESSON UP. IF THE DECEASED PERSON WAS MARRIED AND FILED TAX RETURNS JOINTLY WITH THE SPOUSE WHO IS STILL ALIVE. IN THAT CASE, ONLY THE PORTION OF THE PAYMENT BELONGING TO THE DECEASED WOULD NEED TO BE RETURNED. THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM SAYS A FEMALE INMATE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS COMPLICATIONS. THE WOMAN WAS SERVING TIME AT THE NORTH CAROLINA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN IN RALEIGH. OFFICIALS SAY SHE WAS IN HER LATE 60’S AND HAD SEVERAL UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ON APRIL 18 AND WAS HOSPITALIZED THE FOLLOWING DAY. IN ALL, FOUR INMATES IN THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM HAVE DIED FROM THIS OUTBREAK. VIRGINIA IS REPORTING MORE THAN 21,000 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 1300 SINCE MAY 5. A TECHNICAL ERROR DELAYED REPORTING YESTERDAY. 769 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH. NEARLY 300 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL THERE IN VIRGINIA. THE STATE HAS TESTED MORE THAN 136,000 PEOPLE. A SPECIAL SALUTE IS HAPPENING NOW, FOR THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD IS FLYING OVER FACILITIES TO SALUTE WORKERS FIGHTING COVID-19. THAT INCLUDED WAKE FOREST, HIGH POINT REGIONAL, AND MOSES CONE HOSPITALS IN THE TRIAD. THE FLYOVER WAS PERFORMED BY A C-17 PLANE. THAT AIRCRAFT ALSO FLEW OVER THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK IN WINSTON-SALEM TO SALUTE WORKERS WHO ARE MAKING SURE NO ONE GOES HUNGRY RIGHT NOW. THIS ALL STARTED THIS MORNING IN ASHEVILLE, AND WILL END IN GREENVILLE THIS AFTERNOON. ♪ HAPPENING NOW SUSPECT WHO , A POINTED A GUN AT LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING A CAR CHASE, IS SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS. THIS ALL BEGAN IN ORANGE COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE CHASE CROSSED INTO ALAMANCE COUNTY, WHERE DEPUTIES AND MEBANE POLICE JOINED. THE PURSUIT EVENTUALLY WOUND UP IN GRAHAM. IT ENDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST HARDEN AND NORTH MAPLE STREETS. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT’S WHEN THE SUSPECT GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND POINTED A GUN AT OFFICERS. INVESTIGATORS SAY A DEPUTY AND A MEBANE POLICE OFFICER EACH FIRED AT THE SUSPECT. THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT AND OFFICERS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. IT’S ALSO NOT CLEAR WHAT PROMPTED THIS CHASE TO BEGIN WITH. THE OFFICERS ARE ON LEAVE,

Forsyth County deputies help Houston police arrest fugitive wanted for murdering sheriff’s daughter

Updated: 4:08 PM EDT May 7, 2020

A Walnut Cove man wanted for killing the daughter of a Texas deputy was arrested in Forsyth County on May 1.Houston police officers were dispatched to investigate the murder of a Harris County deputy sheriff’s daughter, Darlene Solis, on April 30 after her body was found.Click the video player above for headlines from WXII 12 News.Solis had been shot multiple times, according to police. Detectives learned her boyfriend, Corey Lewis Campbell, 31, had lived with her.Detectives learned Campbell was possibly traveling to North Carolina in a vehicle registered to the victim.At the same time, an individual with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office learned that Campbell was possibly staying with his mother in Forsyth County. The sheriff’s office reached out to the Houston Police Homicide Division and offered full cooperation and resources.Campbell was arrested without incident on May 1 by Forsyth County investigators.Campbell is charged with being a fugitive and is confined to the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center without bail. His first court date is set for Friday.

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A Walnut Cove man wanted for killing the daughter of a Texas deputy was arrested in Forsyth County on May 1.

Houston police officers were dispatched to investigate the murder of a Harris County deputy sheriff’s daughter, Darlene Solis, on April 30 after her body was found.

Click the video player above for headlines from WXII 12 News.

Solis had been shot multiple times, according to police. Detectives learned her boyfriend, Corey Lewis Campbell, 31, had lived with her.

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Detectives learned Campbell was possibly traveling to North Carolina in a vehicle registered to the victim.

At the same time, an individual with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office learned that Campbell was possibly staying with his mother in Forsyth County. The sheriff’s office reached out to the Houston Police Homicide Division and offered full cooperation and resources.

Campbell was arrested without incident on May 1 by Forsyth County investigators.

Campbell is charged with being a fugitive and is confined to the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center without bail. His first court date is set for Friday.