DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend state of emergency into October
WASHINGTON - D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she will extend the city's state of emergency for at least several more months as the region continues to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Bowser said the state or emergency will likely be extended through early October.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
The state of emergency was set to expire on July 24.
After a string of several days without a death, D.C. reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday.
Washington D.C. has reported 11,026 positive cases and 571 deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak.