police sergeant j.j. smith and wife were just starting a new life together after his retire mts. they died days apart >> the world lost some of the most loving people. >> reporter: with leaders at the white house urging americans who don't need to shop this week to avoid grocery stores, states like new york are not alone in crisis in michigan the detroit convention center is becoming a massive field hospital >> in louisiana, where the governor maintains he didn't know mardi gras could trilogier an outbreak the new orleans area has the highest outbreak >> everyone is sus septemberable to this and everyone need to follow the precautions that we've laid out. >> reporter: while cities like boston are preparing for a 9:00 a.m. curfew, doctors in colorado plan to prepare for a -- >> i'm still shedding the virus. >> the nurse who caught the virus nearly a month ago cleared her mandatory quarantine but testeds dangerous we're not checking our health care workers before they go back to hospitald all the doctors and nurses tget. georgia expecting a rapid rise in cases but its peak may be w

police sergeant j.j. smith and wife gloria were starting a new life together after his retirement they died days apart. >> the world lost some of the most loving people. >> reporter: with leaders at the white house urging americans who don't need to shop this week to avoid grocery stores, states like new york are not alone in crisis in michigan, the detroit convention center is becoming a massive field hospital in louisiana where the governor maintains he didn't know mardi gras could trigger an outbreak, the new orleans area now has the highest death rate in the country. at a nursing home in indiana, 11 residents have died from the virus while several others have been hospitalized. everyone is susceptible to this and everyone needs to follow precautions we've laid out. >> reporter: while cities like boston are preparing for a 9:00 p.m. curfew, in colorado doctors unveiled a plan for how to prioritize life-saving treatment when faced with too many covid-19 patients. >> after 23 days i'm still shedding the virus.

we're also celebrating police sergeant j.j. smith and his wife gloria today. they were starting a new life together after his retirement. j.j. was taken to the icu with coronavirus symptoms and was reportedly improving until gloria died of the disease. then j.j. died a week later. her family put it like this. j.j. and gloria were the epitome of love and everlasting love. and that's how we're remembering them today too. thank you so much for letting us into your living rooms during this extraordinary time, spending the hour with us. lester holt tonight leads a live primetime special report on the pandemic. all the analysis and health advice from the experts. that's tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc, nbc, on our streaming service nbcnews now. our coverage continues now with my colleague chuck todd and the white house coronavirus briefing. right after a quick break. as a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what yo