12/25 North Carolina Hits Record Hospitalizations for COVID

At least 494,511 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 6,360 have died, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 5,609 new COVID-19 cases, up from 5,255 the day before....

President Trump tests positive for coronavirus

At about 1:30 am on October 2, the White House announced that Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus… The story has been coming clearer in the last three hours since the story broke. Apparently, Hicks tested negative on Wednesday...

What do NC’s new rules mean for bars, gyms and theaters?

Governor Cooper announced “Safer At Home Phase 2.5.” to contain the Covid – 19 pandemic. on September 1, easing restrictions on some North Carolina businesses. Many businesses have been partially or completely closed since the March 17 order to shut down all but...

Orange County Health Director Asks UNC to go Online

Herald Sun August 6th As UNC-Chapel Hill students return to campus this week, Orange County’s health director is asking the university to — at minimum — use fully online instruction for the first five weeks of the fall semester. Health Director Quintana Stewart, in a...

Resources for a Crisis, updated August 3, 2020….

August, 2020 Update   UNC shares plans for reopening during Covid. Mobile https://public.tableau.com/profile/oira.dashboards#!/vizhome/CarolinaCOVID-19MonitoringDashboard/COVID19MetricsDashboard The Web   https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/dashboard/   A...

COVID-19 Q & A with Dr. Ingram

Thursday, May 21, 2020 • 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm • ZOOM Meeting This free program offered interested local residents an opportunity to learn what we know, and don’t know, about the COVID-19 virus. In Part 1, following a brief talk about the characteristics of this...