On Tuesday, March 24, Waffle House announced a “Waffle House Index Red” and that the chain had closed 375 locations due to the novel coronavirus. By Wednesday, March 25, an additional 43 locations were closed bringing the total to 418 closed Waffle House restaurants according to NBC News. The locations that were closed are not concentrated in one state or region but are spread throughout the states in which Waffle House is present from New York to Florida.
#WaffleHouseIndexRed: 418 Waffle House restaurants closed. 1,574 open.
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