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North Carolina Coronavirus Watch
Coronavirus Outbreak in North Carolina | Daily Summary
2020-08-12
--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 11, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in North Carolina:
North Carolina - the total number of infected individuals is 137898, as yesterday had 1051 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 2209 people statewide, after 33 patients passed away yesterday; while 116969 patients are recovered (11876 new). The current count of cases in the United States is 5,252,336, citing different sources; with 5,252,327 cases officially confirmed.
News Worth Following:
Protagonist Beer moves forward with building 15,000 sq. ft. Charlotte brewery despite Covid-19: Protagonist Beer is moving forward with construction of a 15,000 sq. ft. taproom and brewery in Charlotte, which will dwarf its original 1,700 sq. ft. NoDa location. The brewery expects to open the location in October, deciding to continue with construction despite the economic downturn related to Covid-19, Charlotte Business Journal reports.
How to Stay Safe Returning to school during COVID-19: CHARLOTTE, NC - What students and parents should do to protect themselves. The COVID-19 pandemic will change nearly every aspect of school when it reopens in August, all with safety against the virus in mind. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced July 14 that public schools will open at 50%...
RALEIGH: Dog dies after having virus that causes COVID-19 in people: RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - State health officials have received their first confirmed case of a dog having the coronavirus. The Department of Health and Human Services said a person on Monday night brought their sick dog to the North Carolina State Veterinary Hospital in Raleigh. It was showing signs of respiratory distress that began earlier in the day and died due to the acute illness.
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
Mecklenburg: 147 new cases, 22462 in total, 1 new death
Wake: 71 new cases, 12148 in total, 5 new deaths
Durham: 21 new cases, 6221 in total
Guilford: 34 new cases, 5704 in total
Forsyth: 31 new cases, 5317 in total
Gaston: 19 new cases, 3358 in total
Johnston: 19 new cases, 3334 in total
Cumberland: 74 new cases, 3165 in total, 1 new death
Union: 32 new cases, 3141 in total
Robeson: 28 new cases, 2845 in total
Cabarrus: 25 new cases, 2655 in total
New Hanover: 34 new cases, 2578 in total
Alamance: 24 new cases, 2496 in total
Wayne: 11 new cases, 2435 in total
Rowan: 15 new cases, 2220 in total
Randolph: 11 new cases, 2191 in total
Catawba: 18 new cases, 2141 in total
Pitt: 18 new cases, 2054 in total
Duplin: 1 new case, 2016 in total
Buncombe: 13 new cases, 1905 in total, 2 new deaths
Iredell: 28 new cases, 1879 in total
Davidson: 4 new cases, 1797 in total
Burke: 16 new cases, 1677 in total
Sampson: 5 new cases, 1516 in total, 1 new death
Wilson: 11 new cases, 1502 in total
Henderson: 5 new cases, 1495 in total
Orange: 3 new cases, 1356 in total, 1 new death
Harnett: 15 new cases, 1318 in total
Chatham: 3 new deaths, 1305 confirmed cases in total
Lee: 6 new cases, 1302 in total
Granville: 13 new cases, 1260 in total, 2 new deaths
Brunswick: 10 new cases, 1260 in total, 1 new death
Caldwell: 6 new cases, 1221 in total
Nash: 15 new cases, 1209 in total
Cleveland: 15 new cases, 1208 in total, 2 new deaths
Onslow: 29 new cases, 1108 in total, 1 new death
Stanly: 14 new cases, 1089 in total
Moore: 3 new cases, 1021 in total
Surry: 4 new cases, 960 in total
Columbus: 11 new cases, 918 in total
Franklin: 1 new case, 872 in total
Lincoln: 8 new cases, 858 in total
Wilkes: 1 new case, 843 in total, 1 new death
Vance: 1 new case, 778 in total
Rutherford: 6 new cases, 758 in total
Hoke: 6 new cases, 726 in total, 2 new deaths
Halifax: 10 new cases, 715 in total
Craven: 6 new cases, 712 in total, 3 new deaths
McDowell: 10 new cases, 693 in total
Pender: 7 new cases, 666 in total
Edgecombe: 8 new cases, 664 in total
Montgomery: 3 new cases, 650 in total
Bladen: 1 new case, 626 in total
Lenoir: 5 new cases, 589 in total
Rockingham: 3 new cases, 555 in total
Yadkin: 7 new cases, 549 in total
Richmond: 4 new cases, 516 in total
Macon: 2 new cases, 465 in total
Jackson: 1 new case, 448 in total, 2 new deaths
Haywood: 3 new cases, 438 in total, 4 new deaths
Davie: 2 new cases, 424 in total
Pasquotank: 21 new cases, 423 in total
Beaufort: 5 new cases, 410 in total
Scotland: 11 new cases, 362 in total
Hertford: 4 new cases, 353 in total
Northampton: 1 new case, 352 in total
Carteret: 3 new cases, 351 in total
Anson: 4 new cases, 332 in total
Greene: 1 new case, 332 in total
Alexander: 9 new cases, 312 in total
Watauga: 1 new case, 294 in total
Bertie: 5 new cases, 280 in total
Cherokee: 3 new cases, 277 in total
Martin: 3 new cases, 260 in total
Warren: 2 new cases, 260 in total
Person: 3 new cases, 226 in total
Ashe: 7 new cases, 165 in total
Chowan: 1 new case, 158 in total
Transylvania: 2 new cases, 141 in total
Swain: 1 new case, 120 in total
Avery: 1 new case, 99 in total
Perquimans: 1 new case, 88 in total
Mitchell: 1 new death, 79 confirmed cases in total
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--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 10, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in North Carolina:
North Carolina - based on media reports, total cases have risen to 136847 (all officially confirmed), after 626 new patients were identified yesterday. The total number of deaths has reached 2176, after 4 patients passed away yesterday; while 105093 patients are recovered. The number of known coronavirus cases in the United States continues to rise. As of Monday evening, 5,206,125 people have tested positive for coronavirus (5,205,994 of them being officially confirmed).
News Worth Following:
Gun-Rights Group Files Third COVID-19 Lawsuit Against Wake County Sheriff: RALEIGH - The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs' offices are struggling to keep up. Grass Roots North Carolina is again suing Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker, the third time since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns. The lawsuits began in March, challenging a move by Baker, who suspended all pistol permit and concealed-carry services for more than a month.
Healthy adults sought for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial: WINSTON-SALEM - Wake Forest Baptist Health, in partnership with Javara, a Winston-Salem-based integrated research organization, have begun recruiting healthy adults for a Phase 3 clinical research study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of mRNA-1273, a vaccine candidate against COVID-19. Sponsored by Moderna, the COVE Study is recruiting healthy volunteers ages 18 or older in high-risk populations, including the elderly, racial and ethnic minorities at higher risk for COVID-19 and essential workers in close contact with potentially infected persons.
Covid-19 vaccine trial recruiting in the Triad: Healthy Triad residents 18 or older with no known history of Covid-19 infection can sign up to be part of a clinical trial exploring a potential vaccine for the virus. Wake Forest Baptist Health and Winston-Salem-based clinical trials firm Javara Inc. are partnering on a Phase 3 clinical research study into the efficacy of mRNA-1273, a candidate among the many potential vaccines against Covid-19.
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
Mecklenburg: 60 new cases, 22315 in total, 4 new deaths
Wake: 49 new cases, 12077 in total
Durham: 29 new cases, 6200 in total
Guilford: 19 new cases, 5670 in total
Forsyth: 13 new cases, 5286 in total
Gaston: 17 new cases, 3339 in total
Johnston: 11 new cases, 3315 in total
Union: 13 new cases, 3109 in total
Cumberland: 10 new cases, 3091 in total
Robeson: 13 new cases, 2817 in total
New Hanover: 13 new cases, 2544 in total
Alamance: 24 new cases, 2472 in total
Wayne: 12 new cases, 2424 in total
Rowan: 8 new cases, 2205 in total
Randolph: 6 new cases, 2180 in total
Catawba: 3 new cases, 2123 in total
Pitt: 16 new cases, 2036 in total
Duplin: 2 new cases, 2015 in total
Buncombe: 8 new cases, 1892 in total
Iredell: 31 new cases, 1851 in total
Davidson: 12 new cases, 1793 in total
Burke: 6 new cases, 1661 in total
Sampson: 3 new cases, 1511 in total
Wilson: 1 new case, 1491 in total
Henderson: 8 new cases, 1490 in total
Orange: 5 new cases, 1353 in total
Chatham: 5 new cases, 1305 in total
Harnett: 15 new cases, 1303 in total
Lee: 7 new cases, 1296 in total
Brunswick: 1 new case, 1250 in total
Granville: 2 new cases, 1247 in total
Nash: 14 new cases, 1194 in total
Cleveland: 15 new cases, 1193 in total
Onslow: 14 new cases, 1079 in total
Stanly: 11 new cases, 1075 in total
Moore: 9 new cases, 1018 in total
Surry: 2 new cases, 956 in total
Columbus: 4 new cases, 907 in total
Franklin: 5 new cases, 871 in total
Lincoln: 2 new cases, 850 in total
Wilkes: 8 new cases, 842 in total
Vance: 4 new cases, 777 in total
Rutherford: 6 new cases, 752 in total
Hoke: 3 new cases, 720 in total
Craven: 7 new cases, 706 in total
Halifax: 5 new cases, 705 in total
Pender: 1 new case, 659 in total
Edgecombe: 10 new cases, 656 in total
Montgomery: 7 new cases, 647 in total
Bladen: 2 new cases, 625 in total
Lenoir: 11 new cases, 584 in total
Rockingham: 3 new cases, 552 in total
Yadkin: 1 new case, 542 in total
Richmond: 6 new cases, 512 in total
Haywood: 3 new cases, 435 in total
Beaufort: 9 new cases, 405 in total
Pasquotank: 1 new case, 402 in total
Scotland: 8 new cases, 351 in total
Northampton: 1 new case, 351 in total
Hertford: 5 new cases, 349 in total
Carteret: 4 new cases, 348 in total
Alexander: 4 new cases, 303 in total
Watauga: 1 new case, 293 in total
Bertie: 3 new cases, 275 in total
Cherokee: 1 new case, 274 in total
Warren: 2 new cases, 258 in total
Dare: 1 new case, 210 in total
Caswell: 1 new case, 196 in total
Alleghany: 2 new cases, 169 in total
Polk: 1 new case, 164 in total
Ashe: 1 new case, 158 in total
Transylvania: 2 new cases, 139 in total
Avery: 1 new case, 98 in total
Perquimans: 1 new case, 87 in total
Camden: 1 new case, 73 in total
Hyde: 1 new case, 45 in total
--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 09, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in North Carolina:
North Carolina - the total number of infected individuals is 136221, as yesterday had 1451 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 2172 people statewide, after 8 patients passed away yesterday; while 105093 patients are recovered. The current count of cases in the United States is 5,154,562, citing different sources; with 5,154,443 cases officially confirmed.
News Worth Following:
Drops in COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations and deaths reported Sunday: RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Drops in key measures including in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 were reported across the state Sunday. North Carolina is down to 6 percent positive for the first time since the state began releasing its calculation of that figure. It had been in the 8-10 percent range for months until dropping to 7 percent on days in late July and early August.
Gov. Cooper says Trump's coronavirus strategy is 'nonexistent': RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Governor Roy Cooper believes President Donald Trump does not have a clear plan to address the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with The Associated Press, Cooper described his efforts to ensure the Republican National Convention was held safely and explained why he supports former Vice President Joe Biden.
Duke creates COVID-19 hotline to report students not following guidelines: DURHAM, N.C. (WITN) - Duke University is giving its surrounding community a way to report students not following coronavirus guidelines. The university says students not following the rules can be reported through their "Duke Speak Up" hotline. Students began moving onto campus on Friday, and restrictions have been put in...
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
Mecklenburg: 189 new cases, 22255 in total, 2 new deaths
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