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(COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina)
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Tested: 614 Negative: 579 Pending: 21 Positive (active): 4 Recovered: 10...Read More
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is requesting Congressional support to extend the Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to provide food for children beyond the traditional school calendar year. Extending P-EBT benefits through the summer months...Read More
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Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. The form and instructions inform borrowers how to...Read More
he North Carolina Bar Foundation and the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center have launched the COVID-19 Frontline Health Planning Project to assist healthcare workers and other essential employees who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pro bono attorneys...Read More
Mountain Community Health Partnership is offering Drive Through COVID-19 testing. This event will take place on Wednesday, June 3rd from 11am to 4pm at Celo Health Center, located at 116 Seven Mile Ridge Road in Burnsville. Testing...Read More
5-29-2020 Toe River Health District Numbers Avery- 570 People Tested 541 Negative Results 27 Pending Results 2 Positive Cases Mitchell- 466 People Tested 438 Negative Results 18 Pending Results 10 Total Positive Cases (Of those 10 total...Read More
Tested: 608 Negative: 567 Pending: 27 Positive: 4 active Recovered: 10...Read More
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The Yancey County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, was notified today that two Yancey County residents have tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals are in isolation. These cases are unrelated to any...Read More
Demographic and location data about the people applying for unemployment insurance benefits in April was published today by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The new data regarding claims for benefits include details such as age range, the...Read More
The Mitchell County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, was notified today that a Mitchell County resident has tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual has been and continues to be in isolation. This...Read More
Yancey and Mitchell Counties each registered another positive case of COVID-19 yesterday. In a report from the Toe River Health District, this was the 9th positive case in Mitchell County and the 12th positive in Yancey County....Read More
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is responding to COVID-19’s impacts on law students by providing an online seminar this summer. The five-week series is designed to provide law students with practical knowledge and experience in what could otherwise...Read More
588 Tested 561 Negative 15 Pending & 2 Active Positives 10 recovered...Read More
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is using radio and video messages to reach historically marginalized populations to share important messages about reducing risks for COVID-19. The messages are part of the Department’s focus...Read More
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The Yancey County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, was notified today that one Yancey County resident has tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual is in isolation. This case is unrelated to any...Read More
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one-day number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,107 cases reported. “This is a notable and concerning increase. As we head into a...Read More
569 Tested 2 Active Positive 8 Recovered Positive 552 Negative 7 Pending...Read More
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Summer is just ahead—the perfect time of the year to enjoy the outdoors. But this year summer fun will be different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The American Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina offers safety...Read More
Mercy Urgent Care is now offering two types of COVID-19 testing, viral testing and antibody testing, at all eight of its urgent care facilities across Western North Carolina. By offering both tests, Mercy hopes to improve tracking...Read More
Ledger, NC (May 21, 2020). The Avery County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, was notified that an Avery County resident has tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual is in isolation. Avery County...Read More
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that households in 13 new states – Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia – will soon be able to purchase...Read More
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the...Read More
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