covid-19
Atrium cancelling some wellness appointments
Jan. 12. With the continued impact of COVID-19, Atrium Health is canceling some wellness appointments at family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric offices. If you receive a cancellation message for […]
Appalachian State students whipsawed over conflicting COVID messages from faculty, administration
Jan. 12. By Joe Killian/NC Policy Watch. Students at Appalachian State University in Boone are getting conflicting messages from faculty and administrators as tensions over the university’s handling of COVID-19 […]
COVID update Jan. 11: Nearly 4,000 hospitalized statewide
Jan. 11. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,991 today, up 67 percent since Jan. 1. Meanwhile, new daily COVID cases fell for a second day having topped 28,000 on Monday. […]
COVID update Jan. 10: NC positivity rate above 30% since Jan 5
Jan. 10. The volume of new coronavirus cases in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services report was 18,254, down from the 28,474 new cases NCDHHS reported on Friday. […]
Atrium epidemiologist: ‘Expect break-through cases’
Jan. 10. By Dave Yochum. With omicron as contagious as it appears, it may be best to avoid crowds even if you are vaccinated and boosted. “We have seen explosive […]
Omicron may inundate hospitals despite being less virulent
Jan. 10. By Dave Yochum. We have a less deadly, more contagious virus sweeping through the population, even among those who are vaccinated. While it is less virulent, everyone is […]
COVID update Jan. 7: New cases, hospitalizations, deaths
Jan. 7. The volume of new coronavirus cases today hit 28,474, more than 10 times the daily volume recorded in late November. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,474. Positivity rate […]
Deep dive into COVID numbers from Meck Health Dept.
From the Mecklenburg County Health Dept.: —80 percent of COVID deaths were among older adults over 60 years. —Out of 1,318 COVID deaths, only 37 deaths occurred in adults ages […]
COVID update Jan. 6: NC Hospitalizations up 45.8% in a week
Jan. 6. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,293 today, up 45.8 percent in a week. Meanwhile, new COVID cases continue to rise quickly, hitting 24,292 statewide according to the NC […]
COVID update: NC hospitalizations remain over 3,000
Jan. 5. Even as the omicron variant is presenting as less deadly, COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,099 today, roughly 150 percent higher one month ago in North Carolina. Dr. […]
