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COVID-19 update Feb. 17

Feb. 17. With President Biden suggesting things won’t get back to normal until around Christmas, the rate of new coronavirus cases during the past week was 21.7 percent lower than the preceding 31 days. (See chart, based on Johns Hopkins data.) The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 3,167 new cases today, […]

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NCDHHS: Hospitalizations, deaths due to COVID-19 drop

Feb. 15. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services at noon reported statewide hospitalizations were down 17 percent in the space of a single week, even as Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, says the next 14 weeks will be the most difficult […]

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COVID-19 hospitalizations down 45% from a month ago

Feb. 12. Today’s COVID-19 update from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services once again shows fewer hospitalizations statewide as well as deaths due to the coronavirus back under 100 total for the day. Meanwhile, the median daily volume of new cases over the past seven days (4,172) compared to the median of the […]

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Coronavirus trends: NCDHHS data show some are in the right direction

Feb. 10. COVID-19 hospitalizations and the percent positive rate continue to drop statewide, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. Hospitalizations across North Carolina have declined to levels not seen since early December. The median daily volume of new cases over the past seven days (4,172) compared to the median of the […]

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Meck deaths due to COVID-19 down from a month ago; vaccines opening to teachers

Feb. 10. Based on Johns Hopkins’ COVID-19 data, the median of new COVID-19 cases per day over the past week is down 21 percent from the median daily volume over the past 31 days. There were 3,833 new cases of the coronavirus statewide in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services report, up from […]

How to apply for NC Education Corps

Feb. 9. Students attending Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will benefit from a new partnership between the NC State Board of Education, the Office of the Governor, local school systems and the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. The NC Education Corps will provide emergency relief to public schools by employing talented community members—including current college students […]

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Need help with your water bill?

Feb. 9. Charlotte Water is urging customers to ask for help with delinquent utility bills rather than wait for disconnections due to non-payment, which are set to resume later this year. Charlotte Water “Ambassadors” have made more than 9,000 calls to let customers know about financial aid.  “What our Ambassadors learned from the phone call […]

Source: Johns Hopkins, US Census data OVID-19 data

Johns Hopkins data: NC below region average in deaths per 10,000

Feb. 5. By Dave Yochum. Using Johns Hopkins’ Center for Systems Science and Engineering’s COVID-19 data, along with the US Census Bureau’s population statistics, we computed the number of COVID-19 deaths per ten thousand people in the Southeast United States. North Carolina is well below the region’s average number of deaths per 10,000, 13.34, at […]

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National survey: NC ranks 33rd in COVID safety

Feb. 4. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life difficult, it’s interesting to compare the states by coronavirus safety metrics. A new national survey from Wallet Hub puts North Carolina at No. 33 in terms of safest states, and South Carolina at No. 50. WalletHub took into consideration things like COVID-19 transmission, positive testing, […]

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COVID warning flag: Watch those Super Bowl parties

Feb. 4. Days before the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, healthcare officials are cautioning against Super Bowl watch parties. “You don’t want parties with people that you haven’t had much contact with,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday. Comparing watch parties to holidays like […]