coronavirus
NCDHHS Secretary Cohen: State will address vaccine inequities
Jan. 26. By Dave Yochum. Is the COVID-19 pandemic receding from the high-water mark earlier this month? The median number of new coronavirus cases statewide during the past seven days (+6,415) is down 5.8 percent from the median of the past 31 days (+6,811), based on data from Johns Hopkins University. There were 3,978 new […]
NCDHHS coronavirus data for Jan. 25
Jan. 25. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen again, with the total statewide now at 3,287, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. Meanwhile, there were 4,633 new cases of the coronavirus, 32 percent below the median of the past month, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. (See chart.) The median […]
NCDHHS: 6,415 new cases, hospitalizations decrease
Jan. 20. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 6,415 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, up from 4,058 new cases yesterday, but down considerably from 11,000-plus cases reported back on Jan. 9. The entire state of North Carolina has had 690,912 cases of the coronavirus during the pandemic. Data […]
NCDHHS greenlights vaccines for those 65 and up
Jan. 14. By Dave Vieser. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Service has changed the age limitations for COVID-19 vaccines, now making them available to anyone age 65 and older. The change conforms with new guidelines announced by the federal government on Tuesday. Federal health officials believe the new age limit will be simpler […]
First person: The COVID-19 vaccination is easy
Jan. 15. FIRST PERSON. By Dave Vieser. I consider getting a Covid 19 vaccine shot essential, so I got my first COVID-19 vaccination this week. With almost 2,000 cases so far in Cornelius alone, I hope the following is helpful. I’m 75, and received an email last week from Atrium Health, advising me that it […]
NCDHHS: Coronavirus hospitalizations at 3,951
Jan. 13. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 5,098 new cases of the coronavirus today, down from 6,851 new cases yesterday. There were more than 11,000 new cases this past Saturday. Meanwhile, the Mecklenburg County Health Dept. issued a three-week directive urging people to stay home from work and school by […]
Atrium expanding vaccinations to Cabarrus, Lincoln, Union
Jan. 11. Atrium Health Cabarrus, Atrium Health Lincoln and Atrium Health Union begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the general public. The expansion of vaccination availability across the region comes as North Carolina moved from Phase 1a to Phase 1b, Group 1, of its vaccine priority distribution plan that launched on Jan. 6 […]
10,398 new COVID cases sets record
Jan. 7. It’s been another record-setting day for the coronavirus in North Carolina. There have been 137 new deaths and a total 3,960 COVID-19 patients statewide, but new cases—from which hospitalizations and deaths arise—soared to 10,398, 9 percent above the record 9,527 set on New Years Day. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services […]
Record coronavirus hospitalizations, 80 new deaths; clubs to reopen
Jan. 6. By Dave Yochum. There were 80 new deaths due to COVID-19 statewide, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, including eight new deaths in Huntersville. Cornelius has had two new deaths related to the coronavirus this year, neither of them at AutumnCare. There have been more than 7,000 deaths statewide, […]
Boatyard Eats closes temporarily
Jan. 4. By Dave Vieser. Boatyard Eats LKN has closed temporarily according to an announcement issued by owner Chris Boukedes. He blamed “draconian restrictions which have been placed upon our industry.” Gov. Cooper issued restrictions on bars in the fall, allowing them to open outdoors only at 30 percent of outdoor capacity, or 100 guests, […]
