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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson to hold briefing on COVID-19 response

Krewson is on Facebook live, taking questions from the media and public
Credit: UPI
St. Louis City Mayor Lyda Krewson removes her mask to speak to reporters during a press conference at City Hall in St. Louis on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Krewson announced an extension of the stay-at-home order and it will stay in effect indefinitely. Krewson said they will reevaluate the order in the next two or three weeks. Currently, St. Louis City has 743 cases of coronavirus and 27 deaths, as a result. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is on Facebook live, taking questions from the media and public, regarding the city's response to COVID-19.

To date, 64 people have died due to COVID-19 in the city. There have been 1,145 total cases and 97 people are currently in quarantine due to exposure, according to the city's website.

The City of St. Louis has ordered people who are living in two tent encampments in the downtown St. Louis area to be out by Friday morning.

The tent encampments are located outside City Hall on Market Street. Krewson has said the encampment is not safe, as people are not practicing social distancing.

The city is currently under a stay-at-home order and Krewson said she will reevaluate it on May 15 or earlier.

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