With new daily cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 dropping in the U.S. to the lowest levels seen in over a year, and with more than half of Americans having been fully vaccinated, there was a sense of a return to normalcy as the number of travelers over the Memorial Day weekend reached pre-pandemic levels.
NEWLAND â The Avery County Health Department and the Baker Clinic at Cannon Memorial Hospital have announced that first dose COVID-19 vaccines are now available for anyone ages 16 and up.
Appointments can be made by calling the health department at (828) 733-8273 or the Baker Center at (828) 737-7711. The health department is located at 545 Schultz Circle in Newland and will be offering vaccines Monday to Friday. The Baker Center is located at 436 Hospital Drive, Suite 230 in Linville and will offer vaccines from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays.
COVID-19 testing is now available at the Avery County Health Department on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. No appointments are needed for a test.
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RALEIGH â Governor Roy Cooper announced May 14 that all mandatory capacity and gathering limits, social distancing requirements and most mandatory mask requirements will be lifted effective immediately.
Cooper said most indoor or outdoor settings in the state will no longer require people to wear a mask or be socially distant.
âBecause of our strong safety protocols, vaccines and the hard work of North Carolinians, we have been able to slow the spread of this virus and reduce deaths when other states saw surges in their cases,â Cooper said. âItâs good that our metrics are stable or declining.â
Previous limits included indoor mass gathering limits of 100 people and outdoor mass gathering limited at 200 people.
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