Live Update to Residents-May 1, 2020
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Daily Live updates to residents on our in-house TV970 have become a popular way for us to stay in touch while social distancing! Today’s update featured John Burns, President and CEO; Kim Briggs, Senior A/R Coordinator; and David Curtis, Chaplain.
The following updates were shared during the live briefing on TV970.
John Burns
Globally, there are 3,276,376 cases of COVID-19, 234,000 deaths, and 1 million recoveries. Nationally, there are 1,113,437 cases of COVID-19, 64,715 deaths and 135,263 recoveries.
As of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reports:
• 105,648 people have been tested for COVID-19, with 16,109 tests since yesterday. This is the biggest day of testing so far.
• Total positive COVID-19 cases are 16,901 with 1,055 new cases.
• 1,431 are currently hospitalized.
• 572 total deaths.
• 2,196 have recovered.
Additional staff who were tested for COVID-19 have received negative test results. We do not currently have any other staff we are concerned about. A resident went to the hospital a couple of days ago with symptoms that could have been COVID-19, but she received one negative test result, and we await results from a second test.
There will be no Live Briefing this weekend. The next briefing is Monday at 3 p.m.
Fun Friday
Kim Briggs performed “Something’s Got a Hold on Me.”
David Curtis – Pastoral Care
Psalm 100
O be joyful in the LORD, all ye lands:
serve the LORD with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the LORD he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.
For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Open Unto Me
Open unto me — light for my darkness.
Open unto me — courage for my fear.
Open unto me — hope for my despair.
Open unto me — peace for my turmoil.
Open unto me — joy for my sorrow.
Open unto me — strength for my weakness.
Open unto me — wisdom for my confusion.
Open unto me — forgiveness for my sins.
Open unto me — love for my hates.
Open unto me — thy Self for my self.
Lord, Lord, open unto me!
Amen
Prayer by Howard Thurman, pastor, theologian, educator, civil rights leader, and author.
The following updates were shared during the live briefing on TV970.
John Burns
Globally, there are 3,276,376 cases of COVID-19, 234,000 deaths, and 1 million recoveries. Nationally, there are 1,113,437 cases of COVID-19, 64,715 deaths and 135,263 recoveries.
As of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reports:
• 105,648 people have been tested for COVID-19, with 16,109 tests since yesterday. This is the biggest day of testing so far.
• Total positive COVID-19 cases are 16,901 with 1,055 new cases.
• 1,431 are currently hospitalized.
• 572 total deaths.
• 2,196 have recovered.
Additional staff who were tested for COVID-19 have received negative test results. We do not currently have any other staff we are concerned about. A resident went to the hospital a couple of days ago with symptoms that could have been COVID-19, but she received one negative test result, and we await results from a second test.
There will be no Live Briefing this weekend. The next briefing is Monday at 3 p.m.
Fun Friday
Kim Briggs performed “Something’s Got a Hold on Me.”
David Curtis – Pastoral Care
Psalm 100
O be joyful in the LORD, all ye lands:
serve the LORD with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the LORD he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.
For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Open Unto Me
Open unto me — light for my darkness.
Open unto me — courage for my fear.
Open unto me — hope for my despair.
Open unto me — peace for my turmoil.
Open unto me — joy for my sorrow.
Open unto me — strength for my weakness.
Open unto me — wisdom for my confusion.
Open unto me — forgiveness for my sins.
Open unto me — love for my hates.
Open unto me — thy Self for my self.
Lord, Lord, open unto me!
Amen
Prayer by Howard Thurman, pastor, theologian, educator, civil rights leader, and author.