Twelve states have yet to issue stay-at-home orders to their residents despite a rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths across the country.The number of states that have yet to impose strict recommendations on people to stay at home is steadily decreasing, and those not doing so are likely to come under heavy pressure in the wake of new estimates from the Trump administration that as many as 240,000 people could die from the coronavirus even with heavy social distancing.
Every state has imposed at least some restrictions, such as making all restaurants switch to takeout or delivery only, banning large gatherings, and closing schools. And some states have issued stay-at-home orders for affected regions or the most vulnerable populations.
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide state-at-home order on Wednesday after coming under heavy pressure for days. Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf also expanded a stay-at-home order to the entire state after initially limiting it to certain counties. Continue reading.