coronavirus
COVID update Aug. 24: Testing, cases, hospitalizations, deaths
Aug. 24. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 4,623 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, along with another increase in hospitalizations to 3,342. On June 24, […]
COVID update Aug. 20
Aug. 20. As Novant Health reports a 1,600 percent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported that COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased again. They’re […]
COVID update Aug. 19: 7,020 new cases; 3,000+ hospitalized
Aug. 19. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 7,020 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, the highest number of new cases since January. Hospitalizations broke through the […]
Gov. Cooper presser: No statewide mask mandate
Aug. 18. By Dave Yochum. Starting a 3 pm press conference by announcing 5,256 new coronavirus cases since yesterday and 2,930 related hospitalizations, Gov. Roy Cooper nevertheless stopped short of […]
COVID update Aug. 18: Face masks will be the rule in CLT
Aug. 18. By Dave Yochum. As a new mask mandate is about to begin in Charlotte, the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 5,256 new cases of […]
Davidson will vote on mask mandate Thursday
Aug. 18. The Davidson Board of Commissioners will hold a virtual special meeting on Thursday to decide on whether to enact a town-wide mask mandate immediately or wait 10 days […]
COVID update: Aug. 17
Aug. 17. With a third dose of COVID vaccines soon to become standard procedure for coronavirus protection, the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 3,575 new cases […]
Novant’s chief epidemiologist discusses Delta variant, vaccines
Aug. 17. By Dave Yochum. Dr. David Priest, chief epidemiology officer at Novant Health, says the healthcare giant is gearing up to administer third doses of the coronavirus vaccine in […]
COVID update Aug. 16: NC hospitalizations five times higher than mid-July
Aug. 16. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 3,778 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and 2,651 related hospitalizations. There were 54 deaths between Friday’s NCDHHS report […]
Novant doctor: Vaccine hesitancy allows new COVID variants to appear
Aug. 13. The new COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant is changing the still-new coronavirus landscape. Previously, the average hospitalized patient was in their 60s. Now that a lot […]
