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10 PM NEWS 3-22-20

- this morning, the mississippi - state department of - health is reporting 67 new case- of covid-19 in mississippi, in- 33 counties.- the state total now stands at - 207, still with just one death.- a mississippi coronavirus - hotline is now available every- day, 24 hours a day.- it's your best source to get- questions answered- quickly and accurately: 877-- 978-6453.

- also, new testing sites will be- available tomorrow.

- residents are asked to call the- facility before coming in for - possible testing as procedures- will differ from site to site.- a fever of 100.4 and severe - cough or chest pain is required- to receive testing.

- for the full list, you can visi- our website, wxxv25.com - - the harrison county board of- supervisors issued a release- regarding the 'talk' of curfew- making its rounds.- the board has not voted on nor- held any formal discussions wit- the five coastal mayors nor - their chiefs of police on the - curfew- suggested by local law- enforcement.

Currently, - there - is no curfew.

- the document that is being- circulated on social media is - apparently a suggestion created- and signed by area- law enforcement officials prior- to presenting to- the cities or county officials.- the board is working closely- with emergency management - officials daily to stay informe- of all developments - concerning covid-19 and strongl- encourages the- citizens of harrison county to- continue the social distancing- protocols and strict- sanitization guidelines set in- place by the cdc and the- mississippi department of - public health in an effort to - stop the spread of covid-19.- - the mayor of moss point is- calling on the state- government to step up it's- response to the coronavirus - outbreak.

- mayor mario king is calling on- - - - the leaders of other local- governments to come together an- reach a consensus on- how to handle the outbreak.

- mayor king says the city is - still doing what it can to- provide - municipal services still, and - has taken action by - closing down restaraunts, bars,- churches, and other - gathering spaces in the city.

- the mayor also criticized - governor tate reeves for what - he says is a lack of action on- the part of the state - government.

- - "we need our state leaders to - step up.- there's only so much- municipalities can do.

Even - though we're a strong - municipality- and resilient community, it's - very unfortunate that we have t- take- measurements in our own hands.

- feel like our governor is still- out on recess.

And his- response to this pandemic is- inadequate, it's irresponsible- and it's- unacceptable, and we can no - longer wait on his guidance."

- - - - additionally king has announced- a juvenile curfew within the- city.

- juveniles must be accompained b- a parent if out in the city - unless- they are headed to and from wor- during the hours of 10 p.m.

- to 6 a.m.

On weekdays and 11- - - - p.m.

To 6 a.m.

On weekends.

- - now, here's meteorologist - brantly keiek, with a quick loo- at your weather.- - the warm front has lifted north- from the- coast to just north of the- forecast area today with visibl- satellite imagery and - - - - surface observations clearing - indicating the southerly low- level flow and warm sector.

- temperatures responded with - values rising substantially fro- - - - the cool early morning values t- well into the 70s to near 80 at- mid-afternoon with no showers - detected- - - - on radar.

Minor - perturbations/weak shortwave- troughs in the westerlies will- mainly move just north of the - forecast area tonight into- - - - monday.

Dry conditions are- expected in most or all areas - tonight with patchy fog possibl- after midnight through- - - - with seemingly every industry - affected by covid-19, one - - - - marine upholstery shop on the - coast has temporarily - shifted gears to provide- protection to those helping - others during this time.- news 25's grant chighizola has- more.

- - standup - "with protective equipment at a- premium during this coronavirus- outbreak, - one harrison county business is- providing the public and medica- professionals with- equipment to keep themselves- safe."- for salty seam marine upholster- owner chelsey - noble, regular business had to- be put on hold after suppliers- suspended shipments on supplies- sot-chelsey noble: owner, salty- - - - seam marine upholstery- "our suppliers are out of new - york and california so we're at- a standstill right now, - so i'm just trying to help in - other aspects that i can."- over the span of nearly a week,- noble has traded tools and- transformed the salty seam- workshop into a place where - - - - double-layered tightly woven- masks are being made at a rapid- pace, with family and friends - lending a helping hand to keep- up- with demand.- sot-chelsey noble - "i have family members in the - medical field that told me abou- the need for- masks so i immediately just - started coming up with a patter- and within- - - - three days we had over a- thousand, and that was all from- social media and word - of mouth."- nurse practicioner elizabeth- seal stopped by to- pick up an order on saturday an- says with other masks in short- supply, having any type of- protection is a relief.

- sot-elizabeth seal: nurse - practicioner "it's very, very - admirable.

You don't find peopl- who want to help the community- and i think it's a great thing.- as more orders continue to- stream in, noble says that in - these challenging times, it's - still all about helping one - another.- sot- chelsey noble- "i feel like we're doing what w- need to do right now and we're- - - - just going to try to push out a- many masks as we can to help as- many people we can."- for more information on orderin- masks, you can visit- salty seam's facebook page.

- in long beach, grant chighizola- news 25.- - - - - the salvation army kicked off - it's efforts to help those in - need during this coronavirus- outbreak by reaching out to - local senior citizens.- around 80 hot dog meals along - with gallons of milk were - prepared by a team at the kroc- center for local seniors today- and handed out in a grab and go- format.

- the salvation army also asked - residents about their current - food needs in order to prepare- for future food - drives.

- major bradley caldwell says - their goal is to lend a helping- hand to the public in these - difficult circumstances.- - "we're trying to stay connected- even if we- can't meet indoors or shop- indoors, we want to help- throughout this crisis as much- as- we're allowed by law."- additionally, the salvation arm- - - - is accepting donations of non - perishable foods and cleaning - supplies outside of these - locations.- 2019 22nd street in gulfport, - 575 division street in biloxi,- 3217- - - - nathan hale ave in pascagoula - and 52 virginia street, suite a- in- lucedale.

- - and members of the mississippi- emergency management- agency are packing up personal- protective- equipment to be distributed - throughout the state to - healthcare facilities and count- agencies.

- they began distributing supplis- on saturday and - will continue through monday.

- they are expecting a national - stockpile to- come in with the next couple of- days to hopefully bridge- the gap to aquire the needs to- commerical vendors.

- - coast residents had the chance- to escape their boredom and - witness a unique experience wit- the paranormal through their- screens this saturday.- david childers, the founder of- mississippi paranormal- research institute, - photographer, and actor for 26- years, hosted the 'under the- grave' video series at terror - on the coast, minus his full- team due to covid-19- concerns.

- childers investigated paranorma- activities in - various parts of the warehouse- through the night in an - attempt to interact with a- mysterious presence.- childers streamed the - exploration on facebook live to- make sure the public had the- full experience from home.- - "a lot of emotions have been- through - this building, you know, but- during the haunted attraction - you have people laughing- crying, you know, scared type - thing.

So, i'm sure it's a lot- of energy left over here."- - - - for more information on under - the grave and this episode, - you can visit strike fast studi- dot com - - meteorologist brantly keiek wil- have a full forecast after- the break.... - plus... - president trump announcing majo- steps to help struggling- states- - -