COVID-19 Update: Order offenders face fines; 51 new cases, no new deaths

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State and city officials took additional steps Friday to increase compliance with Gov. Phil Scott’s stay-home directive, announcing fines would be issued to individuals and businesses that flagrantly don’t follow the rules. See VTDigger's story

Gun sales in Vermont appear to have reached a record high in March, when cases of COVID-19 began to mount, according to federal background check data. FBI data shows that the federal government conducted 7,023 background checks in Vermont last month. See VTDigger's story

Vermont’s health commissioner advised all Vermonters on Friday to wear cloth masks in public. Dr. Mark Levine also announced 51 new cases, but no new deaths, as testing ramps up across the state.

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