Coronavirus

Price believes the tension at these meetings is so high right now because national debates, in particular about COVID-19 mitigation, have become localized.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said that it fired only 16 workers within the department’s state-operated health care system comprised of 14 facilities.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is updating the guidance it provides schools about COVID-19.

It’s been nearly two months since the mask mandate was re-established in Mecklenburg County, requiring masks in all indoor spaces.County leaders pushed for the mandate when the Delta variant was surging but now that the case numbers are starting to drop, when will county leaders adjust the mask mandate?Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris says the percent positivity rate needs to be 5% or lower for 30 days straight for the mask mandate to end. As of October 6th, which is the latest public data for the county, the percent positivity is at 8.9%.

A 65-year-old woman who was fully vaccinated and suffers from asthma and Type-2 diabetes tested positive for COVID two weeks ago.

Burke County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant William “Mac” McMurtray has died after battling COVID-19 in the hospital.