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Phillip Tarte was dismissed at the end of January 2021 after more than a year of complaints were waged against him in his role as public health director. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands) NEW HANOVER COUNTY Days before the Covid-19 virus first rooted in New Hanover County, then-health director Phillip Tarte was on the brink of losing his job for the second time as his supervisor continued to levy accusations of incompetence. It was March 2020, and Kathy Stoute, assistant county manager in charge of New Hanover County Department of Health and Human Services, wanted New Hanover County Public Health Director Phillip Tarte removed. ....
Former NHC health director was âderelict in duties,â separation letter states Former NHC health director was âderelict in duties,â separation letter states By WECT Staff | February 10, 2021 at 10:55 AM EST - Updated February 10 at 5:19 PM NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Former New Hanover County health director Phillip Tarte was fired due to âunresolved patterns of leadership and performance failuresâ and was âderelict in his dutiesâ as one of the countyâs top health officials, according to a separation letter obtained by WECT. In the letter, dated Jan. 27, Health and Human Services Director Donna Fayko outlines the issues that had been ongoing with the former health director since at least 2019. ....
On Saturday 23 January, the Bailiwick of Guernsey entered a second lockdown. Credit: ITV Channel TV The Chair of Guernsey s Civil Contingencies Authority, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, has written an open letter to islanders, as the Bailiwick of Guernsey reaches the end of the first week of lockdown. Dear Islanders, Tomorrow will mark one week since, for the second time in a year, all of our lives very suddenly turned upside down as we swiftly entered lockdown in response to community seeding of the coronavirus being identified locally. We’ve known since we exited the last lockdown that this was always a possibility, the risk presented by COVID-19 did not go away. We know also that in having been through this once before, we can do it again. We have significant advantages this time, an expanded on island testing programme is in place with a highly experienced team running it. ....
Three Rivers Health District COVID 19 Update Pandemic status: New case numbers are dropping The rolling 7-day average new case count in the United States is down to about 180,000. There have been over 25 million documented cases of COVID 19 in the United States, and we have had over 419,000 deaths. The trend is improving in many states. In Virginia, the 7-day moving average of cases by date reported has decreased to 4735; the 7-day average percent test positivity has improved to 12.7%. Community transmission extent in all regions of Virginia remains substantial (high). The moving 7-day average of people hospitalized for COVID 19, a lagging indicator, is over 3022. We still have adequate hospital and ICU capability across the state at this time; ICU occupancy is 83% and 35% of ventilators are in use. ....
By Dr. Jim Halverson The incredible effort to develop, manufacture, distribute and administer safe and effective vaccines to protect people from COVID-19 continues to progress. People who want to receive the vaccine, now estimated at about 60% of the adult population in the United States (approximately 160 million), are understandably hoping to get it as soon as possible. With ongoing concerns about current case numbers, continuing significant morbidity and mortality, and emerging strains that are more contagious, many are becoming frustrated with having to wait to receive the vaccine. The process of distribution and administration is constantly changing. The new Biden administration, and his very ambitious goal of administering 100 million vaccines in 100 days, the anticipated approval of the Johnson and Johnson and Astra-Zeneca vaccines, and the ever-expanding locations that will be able to administer the vaccines in the coming months will modify the information I a ....