By Mark Starling
NC Senator Says Trump Bears Responsibility For DC Violence
(Washington, DC) A North Carolina senator has strong words for President Trump over yesterday s violent riots at the nation s Capitol. Republican Richard Burr said Wednesday night that Trump bears responsibility for the events. He also criticized the president for fueling the fires by spreading what he called unfounded conspiracy theories.
Governor Extends Curfew Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
(Raleigh, NC) The curfew is being extended due to COVID-19 trends in North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday the 10 p.m. curfew will now last through January 29th. The state s top health official, Dr, Mandy Cohen, is urging people to stay at home with the exception of essential activities. The total of deaths due to COVID-19 in North Carolina rose over seven-thousand on Wednesday.
Jan. 6 Thereasea Clark Elder, Charlotte's first Black public health nurse, died at the age of 93 on Tuesday. Elder best known and revered for her work as a nurse who integrated Mecklenburg County's Public Health Department was born in 1927 in Lancaster, South Carolina and attended school in Charlotte. According to a history website from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library, Elder was raised .
According to the Mecklenburg County Health Department, at least 208 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were traced back to the event.
WCNC Charlotte obtained letters the bishop sent to members encouraging them to attend the mass gatherings despite peaking COVID cases across the country. WCNC Charlotte also obtained audio of Bishop Bailey telling a congregation he healed them from COVID-19.
Members say his stance has not changed and fear another outbreak this weekend.
“A lot of people that I know in the House of Prayer, outside of the House of Prayer have died from this virus, said the anonymous member. This thing is serious, this thing is serious.
Dec. 29 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Mecklenburg County have set another new record this week as coronavirus levels across the state continue to climb. As of Sunday, Mecklenburg saw an average of 407 people with COVID-19 hospitalized over the span of a week. That's a 90% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations since the last week of November. An average of 214 people were hospitalized with .
posted by Hannity Staff - 9.16.20
Nearly 7,000 residents in North Carolina were told via text message last week that they tested positive for the Coronavirus despite not actually having contracted the disease.
“More than 6,700 individuals in Mecklenburg County in North Carolina were told in a text message sent from Mecklenburg County Health Department on Friday that they tested positive for COVID-19 and over 500 people were told through a county email that they were also infected with the novel coronavirus. But the results were incorrect due to a technical error by Health Space, the company they use for contact tracing, according to a statement on the county’s website,” reports Fox News.