covid-19
Starting April 12, in-person instruction for CMS grades 6-12 increases to four days a week
March 24. The CMS Board of Education has voted to send students in high schools and traditional middle schools back to classrooms four days a week beginning April 12. While it applies only to families who opt to have their students attend in-person learning, families will have the option to choose between the Full Remote […]
Cooper eases many restrictions on Friday, mask guidance still in place
March 23. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper loosened a variety of COVID-19 restrictions, while still requiring masks and social distancing in public settings. He made the announcement during a 2 pm press conference today where he also lifted the 11 pm curfew for on-site alcohol consumption. It was a year ago that businesses began […]
March 23 COVID update
March 23. By Dave Yochum. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,999) in North Carolina is running 1.7 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,034), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. Even as the number of people vaccinated grows, COVID-19 cases are increasing in […]
March 22 COVID update
March 22. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,248 new COVID-19 cases, down from 2,133 new daily cases a month ago on Feb. 22. Hospitalizations were at 924 today, down from 1,7567 exactly one month ago. There were 16 new COVID-19 related deaths statewide, one in Mecklenburg County. Beginning this week, […]
March 19 COVID update
March 18. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,998) in North Carolina is running 4.5 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,093), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,915 new COVID-19 cases, down from […]
Who is eligible for Group 4?
March 19. While demand still exceeds supply for the vaccine, including Group 4, you can get appointments. Besides mass vaccination events, drug outlets like CVS and Walgreen’s are offering appointments. Be sure to check out Publix and Harris Teeter; some pharmacies within the Charlotte region have the vaccines. Vaccinefinder, a collaborative centralized portal, can also […]
New COVID cases over the past 7 days down 13.2% compared to previous 31 days
March 17. By Dave Yochum. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,861) in North Carolina is running 13.2 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,145), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. As of Feb. 17, the median of the prior week was 21.7 percent […]
Volume of new coronavirus cases continues to fall
March 12. The decline in the median number of new COVID cases over the past week (2,027) vs. the past month (2,643) is continuing in North Carolina. The new case volume is down 23.3 percent this past week compared to the past 31 days, based on coronavirus data from Johns Hopkins University. The NC Dept. […]
New COVID-19 case volume falls below 1,000 today, vaccinations over 1.1 million
March 9. By Dave Yochum. With a 12 percent decline nationwide in new cases of COVID-19 last week and vaccinations accelerating to more than 2 million a day, there’s good news out of North Carolina as well. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 today—997 to […]
Data driven: NC shrinking the vaccine gap
March 9. By Dave Yochum. With Black people dying because of the coronavirus at about two times the rate of white people, it turns out North Carolina is among the best-performing U.S. states when it comes to distributing vaccines evenly among Black and white residents. About 11 percent of North Carolina’s Black population has received […]
