REPORTER: THIS IS YOUR NCC NEWSBRIEF. IT’S THURSDAY, APRIL 2. I’M JARON MAY.
REPORTER: THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO CLIMB. ONONDAGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE RYAN MCMAHON ANNOUNCED TODAY THE SECOND DEATH IN THE COUNTY. IN NEW YORK STATE THE NUMBER ECLIPSES 2,400. THIS MEANS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS HAVE TRIPLED IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
REPORTER: SYRACUSE SCHOOLS ARE SHIFTING TO ONLINE TEACHING. WITH IN-PERSON SESSIONS BEING SUSPENDED UNTIL AT LEAST MAY 1, EDUCATORS, INCLUDING FIRST GRADE TEACHER JOSH SWANSON, ARE REACHING THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH THE INTERNET.
JOSH SWANSON: “I KNOW JUST HAVING THE ZOOM MEETING YOU CAN SEE THE KIDS FACES JUST BEING ABLE TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS THAT THEY HAVEN’T SEEN IN OVER TWO WEEKS HAS REALLY BRIGHTENED UP SOME KIDS DAYS.”
REPORTER: NEW YORK SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO CONTINUE REMOTE LEARNING DURING SPRING BREAK.
REPORTER: ARE YOU MISSING SYRACUSE ATHLETICS? WELL THE ACC NETWORK HAS YOUR FIX. STARTING ON SUNDAY, THE NETWORK WILL PRESENT EIGHT STRAIGHT DAYS OF ACC BASKETBALL PROGRAMING. THIS INCLUDES A SYRACUSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME AND SEVEN MEN’S GAMES.
REPORTER: YOU CAN FIND FULL NEWS STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT NCC NEWS ONLINE. UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY, THIS IS YOUR NCC NEWSBRIEF.
NCC News anchor Jaron May tells us what’s happening around CNY in today’s NCC Newsbrief.
A second person dies in Onondaga County due to the coronavirus as the death toll rises in New York. Central New York teachers are reaching their students via online platforms. Plus, the ACC Network is replaying Syracuse basketball games for a week.
