covid-19
Atrium cancelling some wellness appointments
Jan. 12. With the continued impact of COVID-19, Atrium Health is canceling some wellness appointments at family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric offices. If you receive a cancellation message for an upcoming wellness appointment, you can reschedule online at any time. Click here to reschedule. If you are unable to reschedule online, Atrium said someone […]
Appalachian State students whipsawed over conflicting COVID messages from faculty, administration
Jan. 12. By Joe Killian/NC Policy Watch. Students at Appalachian State University in Boone are getting conflicting messages from faculty and administrators as tensions over the university’s handling of COVID-19 in the spring semester boil over. In an open letter to students sent Sunday evening, Richard Rheingans, a professor in the Department of Sustainable Development, wrote the […]
COVID update Jan. 11: Nearly 4,000 hospitalized statewide
Jan. 11. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,991 today, up 67 percent since Jan. 1. Meanwhile, new daily COVID cases fell for a second day having topped 28,000 on Monday. There were 17,705 new cases in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services COVID report, down from 18,254 yesterday. On Monday there were more […]
COVID update Jan. 10: NC positivity rate above 30% since Jan 5
Jan. 10. The volume of new coronavirus cases in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services report was 18,254, down from the 28,474 new cases NCDHHS reported on Friday. Hospitalizations COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,850 from 3,474 on Friday. Positivity rate The positivity rate statewide was 31.1 percent, with Mecklenburg’s 14-day average positivity […]
Atrium epidemiologist: ‘Expect break-through cases’
Jan. 10. By Dave Yochum. With omicron as contagious as it appears, it may be best to avoid crowds even if you are vaccinated and boosted. “We have seen explosive increases in cases worldwide so far with this variant,” says Dr. Katie Passaretti, “and we are going to see an increase in cases here in […]
Omicron may inundate hospitals despite being less virulent
Jan. 10. By Dave Yochum. We have a less deadly, more contagious virus sweeping through the population, even among those who are vaccinated. While it is less virulent, everyone is getting it, which means co-morbidities will be part of the norm and “COVID” hospitalizations will spike. COVID hospitalizations have risen from about 40,000 nationally in […]
COVID update Jan. 7: New cases, hospitalizations, deaths
Jan. 7. The volume of new coronavirus cases today hit 28,474, more than 10 times the daily volume recorded in late November. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,474. Positivity rate The positivity rate statewide climbed to 31.2 percent. In Mecklenburg, the 14-day average positivity rate climbed to 24.5 percent. NC deaths There were 33 new […]
Deep dive into COVID numbers from Meck Health Dept.
From the Mecklenburg County Health Dept.: —80 percent of COVID deaths were among older adults over 60 years. —Out of 1,318 COVID deaths, only 37 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39. —229 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59. —All deaths, except 36, occurred among adults with underlying chronic illnesses. —Almost half were […]
COVID update Jan. 6: NC Hospitalizations up 45.8% in a week
Jan. 6. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,293 today, up 45.8 percent in a week. Meanwhile, new COVID cases continue to rise quickly, hitting 24,292 statewide according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. NC deaths There were 44 new COVID deaths reported today—including two in Huntersville, where 78 have died due to […]
COVID update: NC hospitalizations remain over 3,000
Jan. 5. Even as the omicron variant is presenting as less deadly, COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,099 today, roughly 150 percent higher one month ago in North Carolina. Dr. David Priest, chief epidemiology officer at Novant Health, said omicron appears to be less deadly, based on recent hospital experiences. “As omicron waves go through […]
