During the current period where COVID-19 cases are increasing, treatment is readily available and appropriate for the majority of North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 5:05 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Increases in COVID-19 metrics have been seen in North Carolina and nationally during recent weeks, including in the early warning wastewater monitoring system.
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2023 @ 12:33 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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People who test positive for COVID-19, particularly those who are uninsured or don’t have a primary care doctor, will have better access to treatments thanks to a time-limited telemedicine program launched by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 4:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper ended the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. With vaccines, treatments, and other tools to combat COVID-19 widely available, and with new legislation now providing the requested flexibility to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 metrics and trends.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 11:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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Wastewater monitoring data from North Carolina are now part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national COVID Data Tracker (CDT) website.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 6:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has expanded its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program from 10 to 19 sites to better identify areas where virus is spreading.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 8:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bladen County, which has a vaccination rate of only 33%, is experiencing critical viral spread and increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Published: Saturday, July 10th, 2021 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There is increasing urgency for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the more dangerous new Delta variant is rapidly spreading in the United States
Published: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today expanded its NC COVID-19 Dashboard to include a new metric — wastewater monitoring.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today updated the COVID-19 County Alert System, which shows one red county — an increase from zero on the previous April 1 County Alert System.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 12:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: December 10
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 3:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: December 8
Published: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 @ 3:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 80 percent of NC counties now in the red or orange categories
Published: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 @ 11:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the NC Department of Public Safety sent a letter to local leaders asking them to help slow the spread of the virus by promoting the 3 Ws and considering local actions to improve compliance with executive orders.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Safety precautions set for large outdoor and some indoor venues
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 9:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Steady numbers allow for large outdoor venues to open at 7% with safety precautions
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2020 @ 12:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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After several weeks of stable COVID-19 trends and continued low virus spread in school settings, Governor Roy Cooper today announced that beginning on October 5, North Carolina public school districts and charter schools can choose to implement Plan A for elementary schools (grades K-5).
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 2:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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After consultation with public health officials and 14 days of steady and downward COVID-19 trends, Governor Cooper announced that North Carolina elementary school grades Kindergarten through 5th grade may now choose plan A for operations as soon as October 5.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 @ 8:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Thursday, Governor Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. updated the public that North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends remain stable.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 2:53 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week Governor Cooper announced that North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 2 Safer at Home for five more weeks.
Published: Friday, August 7th, 2020 @ 6:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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COVID-19 trends are headed in the right direction, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday, April 30, but North Carolinians are going to be at home at least a week longer — and most shuttered businesses won’t be up-and-running again anytime soon.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 4:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians face a few more months of at least partial isolation, based on recommendations Gov. Roy Cooper made at a Thursday, April 23, news conference.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 @ 11:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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