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15:45
Due to the severe weather, the CDC has notified NCDHHS that there may be delays in some shipments and deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine this week, according to a statement from an NCDHHS spokesman. NCDHHS said it will continue to work with vaccine providers and the CDC to help minimize the potential effects of these delays.
2:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services report on Tuesday included 1,988 recently reported COVID-19 cases. It is the first time we have dropped below 2,000 since mid-November.
A total of 1,958 hospitalizations were recorded on Monday.
The positive daily percentage rate was 7.4%, a slight decrease from 7.7% yesterday.
61 deaths were added, which meant the state total was 10,562 since the start of the pandemic.
12:05 pm
A Nash Correctional Institution offender with existing medical conditions who tested positive for COVID-19 has died in a hospital.
The offender tested positive for COVID-19 on February 8 and was hospitalized the next day. His condition worsened and he died on 15 February.
The offender was about 70 years old and had underlying illnesses.
“We continue to work hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our prisons. The health and safety of staff and the offending population is our top priority,” said Todd Ishee, prison commissioner.
12:04 pm
Sampson County reports 30 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 6,604 since the start of the pandemic.
The death toll remains at 86.
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According to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, cases, COVID-19 hospital admissions and testing positivity continue to decline nationwide.
The United States continues to see a five-week downward trend in new cases, with a 64% decline in the 7-day average from its January 11, 2021 peak (from 249,048 to 89,747).
The number of confirmed admissions of new patients with COVID-19 has decreased by 22% since the previous week (daily average of 7.9 days from 9,900 to 7,740).
The death toll has risen slightly (+ 0.3%), in part due to Ohio in recent days reporting 4,275 previously unreported deaths dating back to October 2020.
Overall, 54,260,570 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the United States.
In total, 12% of the population (39.1 million people) have received 1 or more doses and 4% of the population (14.6 million people) have received 2 doses.
11:20 h
The WCPSS Board of Education meets today to discuss updates on current and future work to support students who do not attend regularly and students who experience academic difficulties as the district prepares to return to face-to-face instruction during COVID 19 pandemic.
9:26 h
The Rocky Mount Tar River Shuttle in the town of Rocky Mount offers free travel to those who have scheduled appointments at “uphill” vaccination sites.
Transportation is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, to Nash and Edgecombe County vaccination sites. Residents who are interested in transporting to and from vaccination sites can call Tar River Transit at (252) 972-1174, (252) 972-1514, (252) 972-1515, (252) 972-1516 or (252) 972-1517.
All appointments can be scheduled the day before the trip. Healthcare facilities can also call and schedule transportation on behalf of their patients. There will be free travel until at least June 30th.
TODAY’S HOLDERS
There is a push to increase vaccinations in the Latinx community. Latinos have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, but account for about 2% of those vaccinated in North Carolina. The Wake County Department of Health is partnering with El Centro Hispano to turn around clinics focused on the Latinx community.
Today, state house leaders plan to present a plan to provide additional weeks of classroom learning recovery for North Carolina students who may have been left behind during e-learning. This would take place during the summer.
MONDAY
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COVID-19 vaccine makers are figuring out how to adjust their prescriptions against worrying virus mutations, and regulators are looking for the flu as a plan if and when the shots need an update.
“It’s not really something you can turn the switch on overnight,” warned Richard Webby, who runs a World Health Organization flu center at the Research Hospital. Infantil St. Jude.
Viruses are constantly mutating and the right combination of certain mutations is needed to escape vaccination. But studies worry that first-generation COVID-19 vaccines may not work as well against a mutant that first emerged in South Africa as they do against other versions circulating around the world.
The good news: many of the new COVID-19 vaccines are manufactured with new, flexible technology that is easy to upgrade. What’s harder is deciding if the virus has mutated enough that it’s time to modify the vaccines and what changes need to be made.
15:40
The Lee County government health department confirmed that a total of 5,212 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, an increase of 162 cases since the department’s last report on Feb. 8.
The county reports 66 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
The Department of Health continues to register individuals for the eligible COVID-19 vaccine under groups 1 and 2 of the NCDHHS vaccine deployment plan. This includes health care workers who have direct contact with patients, staff, and long-term care center residents and adults age 65 and older. The department is also registering K-12 educators and child care workers who are eligible to receive the vaccine beginning Feb. 24. All others in Group 3 (front-line essential workers) must wait until March 10 to register.
The Department of Health has opened a temporary care center for vaccine registration in Lee County. People who are currently eligible to register can call (919) 352-3360 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register and speak with a staff member in Spanish, call (919) 718-4640 and select option 8. Eligible individuals also choose to complete an online registration form. Department of Health staff will contact those who register within five to seven business days to complete registration and provide information for the next available vaccine clinic.
The county will hold a second dose of COVID-19 vaccination clinic Tuesday at Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.
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Monday’s report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services included 2,458 recently reported COVID-19 cases; a decrease of 20% over last week.
There were a total of 1,941 hospitalizations. They are 48 less than on Sunday.
The positive daily percentage rate was 7.7% and 10 more deaths were recorded, which added up to 10,501 since the start of the pandemic.
11:35 h
Wake County public health is expected to receive 7,825 doses from the state for the week of Feb. 15. All of these are the first doses.
Appointments will be offered at the following locations:
3,500 at Wake County Public Health Center and Wake County Commons Building (our two indoor locations)
1,000 to Strike Teams
Group 1: 200 to long-term care
Group 2: 1,000 in Equity Community Outreach (events historically focused on marginalization in association with black, Hispanic, ecclesiastical, and other organizations)
3,325 at PNC Arena, an outdoor community partner
In addition, WakeMed will partner and provide another 975 of its doses to donate to PNC. The total number of appointments at PNC for Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday this week will be 4,300.
9:40 p.m.
Cumberland County today announced a first clinical dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crown Complex.
This is a drive-thru clinic and no appointments are required.
Vaccines will be distributed in order of arrival and classification for those who meet the eligibility requirements.
MONDAY MORNING OWNERSHIPS
Some Wake County students return to class today to learn in person.
Year-round students will return to the classroom on Monday, while others will have to wait until Wednesday.
Classroom designs will look very different than before the COVID-19 pandemic. They will be socially spaced and distant, while the hallways will have arrows that tell students which way they should walk.
There is also signage at all schools to remind students to keep masks on at all times. Masks can only be removed during designated breaks and during lunch.
All students will also be required to undergo a health examination when they arrive at school.
Elsewhere in the United States, researchers have identified a batch of new COVID-19 mutations. Up to this point, researchers have been studying variants of the virus first identified in other countries, such as South Africa and the United Kingdom.
But now they say there is an American mutation that affects the protein that helps the virus bind to cells.
It is not yet clear whether this mutation changes the contamination or the danger of the virus.
Meanwhile, North Carolina continues to push for COVID-19 testing for those who need it.
Four new locations in Wake County will open this week: Anderson Point Park, Halifax Community Park and South Park (Fuquay-Varina). There will also be a rehearsal site at Averboro Baptist Church in Garner from Thursday to Saturday. More information on COVID-19 testing here.
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