COVID-19 Restrictions To Be Eased, Catawba County Hospitalizations Decrease Again: Thursday Morning Coronavirus Update
Governor Roy Cooper at Wednesday s COVID-19 Press Briefing Courtesy of Governor s Facebook page
COVID-19 Restrictions To Be Eased, Catawba County Hospitalizations Decrease Again: Thursday Morning Coronavirus Update
February 25, 2021
As North Carolina’s COVID-19 numbers continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases, Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday (February 24) that the state will carefully ease some of its restrictions. Executive Order No. 195 will take effect Friday (February 26) at 5 p.m. and will expire March 26th at 5 p.m.
The Executive Order lifts the Modified Stay at Home Order requiring people to stay at home and businesses to close to the public between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The number of people who may gather indoors will increase from 10 to 25, while 50 remains the limit for outdoors.
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated its COVID-19 County Alert System on Monday, Feb. 22, which shows 27 red counties — a decrease from
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Thursday Morning COVID-19 Update
There were no COVID-19-related deaths reported Wednesday (February 17) in Catawba County, leaving the total at 272. 52 new cases of the coronavirus were reported Wednesday, raising the overall tally to 16,660. There were 52 people hospitalized.
The Caldwell County Health Department reported a COVID-19-related death Wednesday and confirmed an outbreak. The patient who passed away was between the ages of 65 and 74, was reported to have underlying health conditions, and had been hospitalized. There have been 128 coronavirus-related deaths in Caldwell
The outbreak is at Jonas Hill Hospital. In congregate settings, an outbreak of COVID-19 is defined as two or more laboratory-confirmed cases within a 28-day period. 29 new cases were confirmed in Caldwell Wednesday, lifting the total to 8,437. 23 people were hospitalized. Due to the predicted inclement weather, the Health Department has rescheduled all of Thursday’s vaccine appointments.
RALEIGH â North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen outlined a timeline for Group 3 frontline workers becoming eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, beginning with anyone working in child care or in PreK â 12 schools, on February 24 during a media briefing on February 10.
To be considered a frontline essential worker in child care or schools, an individual must be in-person at their place of work, including staff who anticipate an imminent return to an in-person work setting. Under the timeline outlined, the state plans to move to additional frontline workers on March 10.
Avery County announced last week the acquisition of a pair of mobile units that will be utilized to ramp up vaccination efforts in the county as it continues the vaccination process.