Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that state government would begin verifying vaccination status of its workers. Employees not vaccinated are required to wear a mask and be tested at least once a week. Today’s announcement comes as North Carolina’s latest upswing in COVID-19 cases and ...(more)
With the number of positive COVID Cases increasing in Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties the Toe River Health District has started reporting COVID numbers again. The latest numbers, posted Friday, by the Health Department show 18 positive cases in Yancey County last week, Avery had 15 and Mitchell with 5. According to Diane Creek of the Toe River Health District, Ages across the district are ...(more)
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is expanding the number of locations providing $25 Summer Cards to offset the time and transportation costs of getting vaccinated. Beginning this week, participating vaccination sites in 38 counties will offer the cards to anyone 18 and older who gets their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — or drives someone to their ...(more)
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the state is expanding availability of its at-home COVID-19 test collection. Any North Carolina resident may receive a Pixel by Labcorp® COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection Kit that is shipped overnight directly to their homes at no cost. Tests can be used on people age 2 and up. Residents 18 and older can request a ...(more)
NC providers and the Federal Long-Term Care Program. Administered 6,594,886 % of Adult Population Partially Vaccinated 47.1% First Dose 3,649,789 Second Dose 2,692,023 % of Adult Population Fully Vaccinated 35.8% Single Shot Dose 253,074 Find more information on the Vaccine Dashboard. ...(more)
The full data dashboard with metrics and reports is available here: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard Total Cases 952,529 Daily Percent Positive 7.0% Hospitalized 1,168 Intensive Care 285 Confirmed Deaths 12,480 # Deaths Since Last Update 43 Completed tests 12,021,825 *Presumed Recovered 911,719 *Presumed recovered is a rough estimate as of 19 April 2021 and is updated ...(more)
Healthier Together, a public-private partnership between North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and NC Counts Coalition, is releasing a Request for Proposals for community-based organizations to apply for grants ranging from $5,000 – $20,000 (or up to $50,000 for collaborative proposals). Grants will support groups that will help North Carolina achieve its goal of ...(more)
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance: As we announced last week in this forum, FEMA began accepting applications for Funeral Assistance today through their dedicated call center. If you had COVID-19 funeral expenses, FEMA is encouraging you to keep and gather documentation including an official death certificate, funeral expenses documents and proof of funds received from other ...(more)
NCDHHS New Data on COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption and Public Perceptions: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released findings from recent public opinion research on COVID-19 vaccine risks, rewards and vaccination motivations across the state. Learn more here. ...(more)
