Daily Detroit News Byte

On today's show for Monday, April 6, 2020: Detroit Tiger legend Al Kaline has passed away, at the age of 85. The cause of death was not confirmed at the time of recording. Michigan's confirmed Coronavirus cases continue to rise. Statewide there are now 17,221 cases and 727 deaths. In other Coronavirus news, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in a news conference today that almost as many people are filing in one day for unemployment as those who did during the worst week of the Great Recession. The fine for violating the Governor's Stay Home, Stay Safe order has been doubled to $1,000. The change happened late last week. Henry Ford Health Systems will be performing an 8 week clinical trial of the drug Hydroxychloroquine to see if it is effective on the Coronavirus. 3,000 first responders and healthcare workers will be the volunteers. The 1,000 bed field hospital at the TCF Center should be ready to start accepting patients this Thursday. There will be two floors- one of 600 beds for seriously ill patients and one