covid-19
NCDHHS coronavirus data for Jan. 27
Jan. 27. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 5,587 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. The median number of new cases during the past week is 5.8 percent below the median volume during the past month, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalizations The NCDHHS today reported 3,305 people hospitalized […]
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 […]
Sold out: Speedway COVID vaccine appointments are full
Jan. 22. All 16,000 slots for COVID-19 vaccinations at Charlotte Motor Speedway are already booked for this weekend. “We will have more mass vaccinations sites, in addition to our ongoing and regular vaccinations, in the future with more openings,” an Atrium spokesman said. The mass vaccination, which opened at 7:30 am, is a partnership between […]
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 […]
CMS: Full remote until at least Feb. 12
Jan. 14. By Dave Yochum. Following yesterday’s directive from Mecklenburg Public Health Director Gibbie Harris, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted this morning to delay the return to in-person instruction into February. Previously, all students were scheduled to return to in-person instruction on Jan. 19. Rising COVID-19 infection rates in Mecklenburg County are behind the […]
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 […]
Bank of America is open
Jan. 11. Bank of America’s Cornelius branch has reopened a week after it closed unexpectedly. Customers can access safe deposit boxes, as well as any account or branch services. Drive-through windows are also open. The branch at 20005 W. Catawba did not open on Monday morning Jan. 4. There was apparently no prior notification to […]
