covid-19
COVID-19 cases climb 2,160 statewide
July 16. By Dave Yochum. Mecklenburg County had 410 new cases of the coronavirus overnight, according to the daily report from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. Mecklenburg, which has 17.5 percent of all North Carolina COVID-19 cases, has had a total of 16,360 since the outbreak began in March. Wake County, which […]
What’s Plan B?
Under Plan B, schools are required to follow key safety measures that include: —Require face coverings for all teachers and students K-12 —Limit the total number of students, staff and visitors within a school building to the extent necessary to ensure 6 feet distance can be maintained when students/staff will be stationary —Conduct symptom screening, […]
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase again; governor’s press conference at 3 pm
July 14. By Dave Yochum. On the same day that North Carolina reported 1,908 new COVID-19 cases, the entire country of Germany reported 159 new diagnoses, a sign the coronavirus continues to spread not just here, but around the US. Today’s count of new cases is up 1,956 in North Carolina for a total of […]
Mapping out COVID-19
July 14. These four graphs use Johns Hopkins’ data along with US Census Bureau data. Map 1 (top left) indicates the estimated populations per state with North Carolina at around 10.49 million or 3.2 percent of the United States’ population. Map 2 (top right) indicates the number of new cases each state had in July. […]
Gap between weekly new cases and monthly narrows, hospitalizations hit 994
July 8. Cases of the coronavirus continue to increase in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina. Today’s daily report from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services shows 1,435 new cases statewide for a total of 77,310 since the COVID-19 outbreak began here in March. Based on Johns Hopkins University data, the median daily number […]
Rates of COVID-19 spread: NC vs. 47 states in June
July 1. The novel coronavirus continues to set unprecedented standards regionally and across the United States. Cornelius Today compares national data through Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering‘s data with NCDHHS’ daily updates. In these charts, CT compares state-by-state new cases in June to their percent increase or decrease from May to June. […]
COVID-19 continues to worsen but outbreaks over at 2 nursing homes
June 29. Outbreaks of the coronavirus at four nursing homes in North Carolina—including two in Mecklenburg County—are over, according to a new report from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Resources. The NCDHHS says the outbreaks at Autumn Care in Cornelius and The Pines in Davidson have ended based on an official definition: An […]
More COVID-19 cases; face mask mandate tomorrow
June 25. A day after Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 2 and mandated face masks in public, at least 57,183 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,290 have died, up 19 from yesterday. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported an additional 1,009 cases of the […]
Number of positive cases, hospitalizations climbing
June 24. By Dave Yochum. At least 56,174 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,271 have died, up 20 from yesterday’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services daily report. There were an additional 1,721 cases of the virus, up from 848 new cases as of Tuesday at noon. Total […]
