“This year must be different,” he said.
Green said residents should limit the size of their social circles.
“Even small gatherings carry a risk,” she said.
Green said 9.6% of tests performed over the past two weeks have been positive. She said health officials would like that number to be close to 5%.
“Today is the time for us to come together to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community,” she said.
Mike Nagowski, CEO of the Cape Fear Valley Health system, said hospital officials don’t know the exact number of vaccine doses it will receive initially but expect it to be about 5,000.
Hospital officials who have spent months making sure their facilities have enough space, equipment and supplies for a spike in COVID-19 cases are worried now about having enough nurses to care for the influx of patients.
Cumberland County and the surrounding area have been seeing increases in COVID-19, which is caused by a highly infectious coronavirus. Hospitals in the region are dealing with the worst cases.
Statewide, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has nearly doubled in the past month. On Wednesday, 2,440 North Carolina residents were in hospitals because of the disease, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
North Carolina will receive 85,800 doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine once federal regulators grant emergency authorization to distribute it, but after that, it's unclear how the state's mass vaccination plan will unfold, officials said Thursday.
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Cumberland County officials provide an update on the coronavirus outbreak there and information on the phased vaccination plan.
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I m Charles Evans, chairman, as the Company County Board of Commissioners. I am joined today by public health and hospital officials, as well as federal Mayor Mitch Colvin to caution all citizens not to let their guard down and the fight against Kovar. 19. I know you are tired of this coronavirus. We all were tired of it. Cumberland County is entering the ninth month of fighting Copa 19, and our lives are forever changed. We update deposit case counts daily on the county website More than 120 county residents have died from this virus. Dr. Greene is going to provide information on what we are today, and I want everyone to remember these cases are people. Our brothers, our sisters, our parents, grand parents, friends and fellow citizens. Way are two weeks fro