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NC BARS CAN NOW SERVE PATRONS INDOORS, AT 30% CAPACITY: For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic nearly one year ago, bars will be able to serve drinks indoors. Starting Friday, Feb. 26, bars can open up inside at 30% capacity. Patrons will still need to stay socially distanced, remaining seated at a table or counter, and will need to wear a mask when not actively eating or drinking. Technically, bars have been open since October 2020, but that only allowed outdoor service and limited capacity to 30%, which in some cases meant only one or two tables. With those limits, many bars remained closed through winter. Bar owners have lobbied for months to reopen and even filed multiple lawsuits against the state, each one unsuccessful. The new alcohol curfew is 11 p.m., pushed back from 9 p.m., where it’s been since December.
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School systems working to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Vaccine available for some teachers beginning Wednesday By Jon Evans and Kassie Simmons | February 22, 2021 at 7:52 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 6:01 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - School staff members in Bladen and New Hanover counties will have the opportunity to get a vaccine as soon as they are eligible while those in Brunswick and Pender counties may have to wait a bit longer as officials work out the details.
âThey want to be vaccinated so they can feel secure when theyâre in their classrooms and so when theyâre working with students, they have the protection they need,â said a spokesperson from Pender County Schools. âThis is the opportunity for us to work with the health department and give them that chance. Weâre very grateful that the governor has bumped school staff members up ahead a little bit in line so that this opportunity is there now.â
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Covid-19 numbers continue to track a downward trend on infections as vaccinations rise. (Port City Daily/File)
SOUTHEASTERN NC As vaccinations continue to rise, N.C. continues its downward streak of new cases weekly, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Though Saturday, Feb. 20, had more than 3,400 cases in one day 685 were accounted for from numbers at the end of December today the dashboard is reporting 2,500 cases. It’s a vast decline from Feb. 3’s last major spike of more than 12,000 new cases in one day.
Positive tests rose a little this week to 7.1%. positivity test rate, with 840,096 people in the state reported as contracting Covid-19 since March 2020 up by 21,372 since last week.