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, a total of 394 North Carolinians were hospitalized due to COVID-19. The median number of new cases over the past seven business days (6,631) is […]
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 at 3,147 statewide, more than four times higher than July 20, one month ago. The NCDHHS today reported 6,631 new cases statewide. Novant, meanwhile, said […]
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 3,000 mark, with 3,083 North Carolinians hospitalized due to the coronavirus. There were fewer than 500 COVID hospitalizations statewide two months ago. NC deaths 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 reinstating statewide COVID-19 protocols, universal mask mandates and restrictions on gathering. He wants North Carolinians to focus on vaccinations, explaining that decisions right now are […]
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 COVID-19 statewide, and 2,930 related hospitalizations—the highest number since February. The median number of new coronavirus cases statewide over the past seven business days (5,900) […]
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 for the Mecklenburg County indoor mask mandate to go into effect. Davidson has among the highest vaccination rates as well as lowest infection rates in […]
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 of COVID-19 statewide, and 2,828 related hospitalizations. Hospitalizations statewide are about double levels at the beginning of August; on Aug. 2, 1,359 North Carolinians were […]
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 a matter of days. He said his mother, a cancer patient in another state, has already received her third dose. During a media briefing this […]
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 and today’s. On July 16, there were 536 people hospitalized due to COVID in North Carolina, up from 492 on July 15. On Aug. 2, […]
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 of higher-risk populations have been vaccinated, the average age of the hospitalized patient at Novant Health has come down from 61 to 45. “It’s largely […]
