covid-19
COVID update Nov. 16: Statewide positive test rate at 7.8%
Nov. 16. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,339 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. The statewide positive test rate climbed to 7.8 percent. The Mecklenburg County positivity rate was again at 5.4 percent over the past 14 days. There have been no new COVID-19 deaths in North Mecklenburg since Oct. […]
COVID update Nov. 15: Positivity rate up; new cases, hospitalizations down
Nov. 15. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,361 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. The statewide positive test rate climbed to 6.2 percent, meanwhile Mecklenburg County’s positivity rate is coming in at 5.4 percent over the past 14 days. Hospitalizations Today’s NCDHHS report put statewide hospitalizations at 1,039, down from […]
COVID update Nov. 12
Nov. 12. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,926 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. The statewide positive test rate was 4.4 percent, as per NCDHHS; the Mecklenburg County positivity rate was reported at 5.3 percent, and on a downward track over the past 14 days. Hospitalizations The NCDHHS put statewide […]
COVID update Nov. 10
Nov. 10. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 2,156 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. The statewide positive test rate was 5 percent, as per NCDHHS; for Mecklenburg County the 14-day positive test rate was 5.3 percent. Hospitalizations The NCDHHS reported statewide hospitalizations at 1,095 today, down from 1,097 yesterday. Deaths […]
COVID update Nov. 9
Nov. 9. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,243 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, as well as a 5.9 percent positivity rate statewide. Hospitalizations The NCDHHS reported statewide hospitalizations at 1,097 today, up from 1,040 yesterday. Deaths The NCDHHS today reported 19 new COVID-related deaths statewide. In Mecklenburg, today was […]
COVID update: Lifting mask mandate a real possibility as positive testing trends down
Nov. 8. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,103 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, as well as a 5.1 percent positivity rate — just above the the goal of 5 percent. Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County Commissioners have lowered the threshold for lifting the county mask mandate. Instead of requiring the County’s […]
COVID update Nov. 5: Positivity rate 4%
Nov. 5. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,997 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, down from 2,201 new cases yesterday. The statewide positivity rate is 4 percent—under the goal of 5 percent. Hospitalizations The NCDHHS reported statewide hospitalizations at 1,144 today, down from 1,173 yesterday. Deaths The NCDHHS today reported […]
COVID update Nov. 4
Nov. 4. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services coronavirus today reported 2,201 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, up from 1,777 new cases yesterday and 1,214 new cases the day before. Hospitalizations fell to 1,173 statewide today, from 1,194 yesterday. Deaths The NCDHHS also reported 20 new COVID-related deaths today. Testing The statewide […]
COVID update Nov. 3: Positivity rate improves
Nov. 3. The number of North Carolinians hospitalized due to COVID-19 climbed in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services coronavirus update, ending 10 straight days of declining hospitalizations due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, the director of the Centers for Disease control has endorsed a two-dose series of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11, […]
Novant begins Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children 5-11 years on Thursday
Nov. 3. Novant Health will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 on Thursday, Nov. 4. Appointments are required and availability may vary by location. Where: Novant Health Medical Group – Hanes (196 Hanes Mall Circle, Winston-Salem, NC 27103) is open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday […]
