A Check-In With Surrounding Counties In The 'Red' For Critical Coronavirus Spread
Sign at Belmont Middle School in Gaston County People just aren’t listening to health experts. Many still refuse to wear masks or – worse – gather with people outside their immediate family in social settings where distancing isn’t possible. That is why COVID-19 cases are exploding across the country. It’s why the return to normal has slowed. It’s why cases in North Carolina have reached the point where hospitals are worried that, by January, the number of cases will exceed their capacity. About half the counties in North Carolina fall into the red – or highest infection categ...