Nash County Public School officials announced Thursday that all students will return to hybrid-learning on March 22.
Students were slated to return on January 25, however, the decision was made in response to the rising COVID-19 cases in the area.
In the meantime, students will continue second-semester instruction in remote-learning.
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The Wake County Health Department has confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak at Phoenix Assisted Care located at 201 W. High St.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services defines an outbreak as two or more people - residents or employees - testing positive for the virus.
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The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) announced that 12 Guardsmen from the North Carolina National Guard will support vaccination efforts in Durham County. These guardsmen arrived at DCoDPH beginning Wednesday and will continue to support daily efforts moving forward.
A weekly 3,900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination are headed to Wake County as part of the supply allocated to the state. Around 80,000 in the county have signed up for vaccination.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) Despite the delays in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and understandable frustrations, health care workers across the Triangle say very few doses have gone to waste.
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are both extremely temperature-sensitive and vials must be used within hours of being defrosted. But because so few doses are available nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requires all states to report whether any doses have expired or been thrown out.
Some states have reported losing hundreds of doses due to malfunctioning freezers or, in one case, a Wisconsin pharmacist who is accused of intentionally spoiling doses by taking them out of cold storage. Fortunately, central North Carolina hospitals and health departments are reporting very few wasted doses, if any at all.
North Carolina has reported its first case of the B.1.1.7 COVID 19 variant strain. The state's first known case of the variant was found in Mecklenburg County.
A weekly 3,900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination are headed to Wake County as part of the supply allocated to the state. Around 80,000 in the county have signed up for vaccination.