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Sophie Kaplan

skaplan@washingtontimes.com

Sophie Kaplan was a metro reporter for The Washington Times.

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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks to reporters about the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

D.C. youth corrections officer dies of COVID-19

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that a corrections officer for the Department of Youth and Rehabilitative Services (DYRS) has become the District's 12th fatality in the coronavirus pandemic.

April 2, 2020
Volunteers with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank distribute boxes of goods to people waiting in their vehicles in Newport News, Virginia, on Wednesday. Virginia, whose population tops 8.5 million, reported 1,484 COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths. (Associated Press)

D.C. area homeless advocates sound alarm on coronavirus spread

Homeless service providers fear the spread of the coronavirus could decimate their community, who typically lack health care and access to hygiene materials, now that many of the businesses they previously turned to have been shuttered.

April 1, 2020
The Dome of the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument are visible as a bicyclist extends their arms as they ride along the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. The National Mall, usually packed with tourists this time of the year, is virtually empty after District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issues a stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

D.C. sees 2 COVID-19 deaths, 91 new cases

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that two residents, one of them a 71-year-old woman, have died of the coronavirus since Sunday, bringing the District's pandemic death toll to 11.

April 1, 2020
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, center, listens to a reporter's question during a press conference about the District's coronavirus response, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. The District of Columbia has issued a stay-home order for all residents as the number of positive infections from the new coronavirus continue to rise. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

All D.C. parks and outdoor spaces closed

The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) closed Tuesday all facilities including playgrounds, parks and dog parks, athletic fields and courts, to promote social distancing and help enforce the District's stay-at-home order.

March 31, 2020
A sign about the coronavirus is displayed over Route 50 in Davidsonville, Md., Monday, March 30, 2020. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a "stay-at-home" directive in response to the coronavirus effect on Monday. "No Maryland resident should be leaving their home unless it is for an essential job or for an essential reason, such as obtaining food or medicine, seeking urgent medical attention or for other necessary purposes," Hogan said at a news conference on the Maryland State House lawn. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Larry Hogan, Ralph Northam, Muriel Bowser order residents to stay at home

The chief executives of the three jurisdictions previously had banned gatherings of 10 or more people and asked residents to refrain from unnecessary activity that could inadvertently spread the deadly respiratory disease. But ever-increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases prompted them to issue Monday's orders, they said.

March 30, 2020