COVID-19 deaths increase with cases in NC, reaching record levels Derek Lacey, Asheville Citizen Times
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December has brought a new normal in daily COVID-19 cases in North Carolina, with the average 5,652 new daily cases more than 1,100 above the record for the previous nine months of the pandemic, 4,514 set on Nov. 22.
And as cases have skyrocketed, including the new record of 8,444 on Dec. 18, the number of North Carolinians dying from the virus have also reached new highs.
But an increase in deaths from the most recent spike in cases is likely weeks away, according to state health officials.
WBBJ TV
December 23, 2020
JACKSON, Tenn. Health officials have good news and bad news about the vaccination progress in Madison County.
Health department officials confirmed, so far, they’ve been able to vaccinate more than 500 first responders as part of their first phase of vaccinations.
“We ran out of vaccine around 6:00. We were supposed to run until 8:00” said Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department director Kim Tedford.
In fact, if first responders had shown up to the health department on Wednesday, they would have seen a sign telling them that there were no vaccines available. That’s because the state notified the health department that their expected shipment of 900 Moderna vaccines would not arrive on time.
Additional death, 92 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.
December 23, 2020
JACKSON, Tenn. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications.
The health department says a 56-year-old man died Dec. 21 due to complications from COVID-19. A total of 133 Madison County residents have died due to complications of the virus.
The health department also confirmed another 92 COVID-19 cases in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 8,001.
The health department says those cases range in age from 6-years-old to 85-years-old.
There are currently 20 Madison County residents hospitalized, with seven of those patients on a ventilator.
WBBJ TV
December 21, 2020
JACKSON, Tenn. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received the first doses of the Moderna vaccine this morning.
“I’ve been frustrated, worried, scared, downright angry at the world on how they acted over this,” said Wayne Arnold, regional hospital director for the health department. “For the first time, I feel hopeful.”
On Monday, Arnold was the first person at the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department to receive the Moderna vaccine.
The first shipment arrived Monday, just days after healthcare workers received the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Healthcare workers and first responders are slated to be the first to receive these vaccinations.
Additional death, 127 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison County
December 22, 2020
The health department says 132 Madison County residents have died due to complications of COVID-19.
The health department also confirmed another 127 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 7,909.
Those new patients range in age from 1 week old to 81-years-old.
There are currently 25 Madison County residents hospitalized, with five of those patients on a ventilator.
West Tennessee Healthcare says there are currently 140 COVID-positive patients hospitalized at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, with 29 of those patients on ventilators. In all, 59 ventilators were in use Tuesday morning, according to West Tennessee Healthcare.