Mecklenburg County Public Health officials notified CMS that several already-reported COVID-19 cases they investigated at North Mecklenburg High, Butler High and Lake Wylie Elementary are classified as clusters.
Thousands of CMS parents sign letter to governor asking for choice to send kids to in-person learning
N.C. parents calling on state to allow in-person learning By Paige Pauroso | January 21, 2021 at 4:57 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 8:24 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Thousands of North Carolina parents are waiting on a response from Governor Cooper after they signed a letter, asking him to reinstate in-person learning.
Four groups representing four major school districts in North Carolina, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, came together to write the letter. Thousands of parents are represented.
Part of the letter reads “NC educators and NC families have been increasingly concerned with the significant class failure rates, decreased class attendance rates, and emotional/mental health of our children who have become isolated, are not participating in sports, and are not receiving a solid education that will prepare them for college and the remainder of their life.”
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COVID vaccine live updates: Here s what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 22 Simone Jasper and Hayley Fowler, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Case count tops 705,000
At least 705,535 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 8,464 have died since March, according to state health officials.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday reported 7,436 new COVID-19 cases, up from 7,187 the day before.
On Friday, 125 coronavirus-related deaths were reported.
At least 3,512 people in North Carolina were reported hospitalized with the coronavirus as of Friday. That s down from the 3,667 patients reported Thursday.