COOPER: Well, perhaps it's not a surprise, more Americans are turning to anti-anxiety medication as the coronavirus crisis drags on. A new report from Express Scripts says, prescriptions for anti-anxiety medicines spiked 34 percent last month. Usage was nearly twice as high for women compared to men. I want to get some more headlines from our colleagues all around the country.</s>ATHENA JONES, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm Athena Jones in New York, where two additional members of the New York Police Department have died after testing positive for the coronavirus. Detective Robert Cardona and Carol Ryer, a traffic enforcement agent, lost their battles with the disease on Wednesday, according to Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, who tweeted, the hearts of all the members of the NYPD are heavy as we vow to never forget. Wednesday's deaths bring the total number of NYPD members lost to COVID-19 to 27.</s>AMARA WALKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I am Amara Walker in Atlanta. Fed up with their state's stay-at-home orders, protesters are demanding that their local economy be opened up. In Lansing, Michigan, Wednesday, protesters could be seen without wearing masks and in close proximity of each other. But the majority of the protesters were in their cars, honking their horns and jamming traffic for miles. Similar scenes played out in Raleigh, North Carolina, outside the legislative building.
Anti- Anxiety Medication Prescriptions Up 34 Percent Amid Coronavirus.