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3,900 weekly doses of COVID-19 vaccination are directed to Wake County as part of the supply assigned to the state. The additional doses should help some of the 80,000 people in the county who have signed up for the vaccine.
“This is really positive news, that we will be able to get more doses to more people who live and work in Wake County,” said Ryan Jury of the Wake County Health Department. “So we’re ecstatic about that.”
The jury said the county will get 3,900 doses of COVID-19 vaccine a week over the next three weeks, which will add up to 11,700 doses.
People on the waiting list should be notified as soon as they can get the vaccine. You do not have to live in Wake County to get a vaccine in the county.
This week the COVID-19 tests arrive at a trio of Raleigh parks. Starting Monday, tests will be available at Sanderford Road Park, Carolina Pines Park and Lions Park from 11 a.m.
State educators are meeting in Raleigh on Monday to ask lawmakers to be vaccinated immediately for all public school teachers as part of the “Valentine’s Wish List.”
The president of Moderna, Dr. Stephen Hodge, will be interviewed by George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that only ten of the more than four million people who received the first doses of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine had a severe allergic reaction.
SUNDAY
2.45 p.m.
Wake County officials said the county will get 3,900 doses of COVID-19 vaccine a week over the next three weeks, which will add up to 11,700 doses.
“We have about 80,000 people who have said, ‘We want the vaccine.’ And so we know who they are, their names are being counted,” said mass vaccination director Ryan Jury. “We could go to the state and say, ‘Hey, that amount of people is on our record.’
Those on the county waiting list should receive a notification soon.
1 p.m.
North Carolina reports 4,899 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the current statewide total to 757,526.
Across the state, 48 more people have died from the virus. This represents a total of 9,335.
2,782 people are admitted with COVID-19 across North Carolina. This is a decrease of 101 compared to Saturday.
The state’s positive test percentage is currently 8.5%, slightly higher than Saturday’s 8.4%.
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Due to the winter weather on Sunday, Wake County COVID-19 test sites will be closed.
7:30 p.m.
According to Johns Hopkins University, there have been 26,075,932 cases of COVID-19 across the United States.
SATURDAY
5:15 p.m.
The Wake County Health Department announced it will close all of its driving test sites due to the winter weather; tests will resume on Monday.
Seven different test sites will resume on Monday, two of which will open at 7 p.m.
Park trials will resume Monday, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 7 at Sanderford Road Park, Carolina Pines Park and Lions Park.
Four other parks will continue to do permanent testing at Zebulon Community Park, Swinburne Parking Lot, Radeas Labs and Departure Drive
For the latest news on Wake County testing, check here.
3 p.m.
North Carolina will receive $ 103 million for the costs of COVID-19 vaccines through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
“This funding will help the state distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines to more North Carolinians,” Gracia Szczech, the regional administrator of FEMA Region IV, wrote in a statement. “We have been working closely with our state partners since the beginning of the pandemic, and these dollars will help them in their ongoing efforts.”
Costs cover:
- Equipment and supplies necessary for the storage, handling and distribution of vaccines;
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff and patients;
- Rental of facilities for the storage and administration of vaccines;
- Additional medical and support staff, including infection control measures at the facility;
- Emergency medical care;
- Equipment for the safe disposal of medical waste;
- Communications to disseminate public information.
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Health officials in South Carolina have reported the first known case of variant B.1.1.7 COVID-19 found for the first time in the UK.
A case of the variant was detected in North Carolina last weekend.
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North Carolina reports 6,168 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 752,627.
Across the state, 130 more people have died from the virus. This brings the total to 9,287.
With 97% of hospitals, 2,883 people are admitted with COVID-19 across North Carolina. That is down 165 from Friday. This is the first time COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina have been below 3,000 since the end of December.
Currently, the state’s positive test percentage is 8.4%, down slightly from 8.7% on Friday.
7:15 p.m.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, there have been 25,934,201 cases of COVID-19 since March.
CDC says travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation to curb the spread of COVID-19
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