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Coronavirus in Asheville: What you need to know on Jan. 28


As of Jan. 26, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 8,915.
In Buncombe County, another 55 cases Jan. 25 increased the new total to 12,888 and a total of 248 deaths.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state dropped by more than 60 patients according to the state Department of Health and Human Services dashboard.
Statewide, North Carolina reported 3,305 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Jan. 26, down 63 from Jan. 25.
The state reported 398 confirmed positive patients admitted in the previous 24 hours.
At Mission Health, there were 130 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients across its area hospitals, reported spokeswoman Nancy Lindell.
Of patients in the hospital as of 8:30 a.m. Jan. 27, 93 were at Mission Hospital in Asheville, nine at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, four at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, 11 at Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, 12 at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard and on ....

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NC COVID-19 vaccine rollout decisions criticized by NC health groups


Some health departments and hospitals canceled appointments after receiving no additional vaccine doses this week.
Brian Gordon
USA TODAY NETWORK
After exhausting their vaccine supplies and receiving few, if any, new doses from the state, many local health departments and hospitals in North Carolina are struggling this week to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Some have been forced to cancel scheduled vaccination appointments, a move health officials fear could further erode public confidence in a vaccine rollout already marked by delays and uncertainties.  
“It undermines their trust in us locally, and that is probably the biggest loss of all of this,” Onslow County Health Director Kristen Richmond-Hoover said. She estimated her department has canceled or rescheduled around 1,600 appointments after Onslow County received fewer-than-expected doses this week from the state health department. ....

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