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littlemissmartypants's JournalCovid-19 Update, Modified Stay at Home Order
Updates From This Week (December 6-December 12)
December 8, 2020
Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen announced that North Carolina will begin a Modified Stay at Home Order after a rapid increase in North Carolina’s key COVID-19 trends. Executive Order 181, which requires people to stay at home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., takes effect Friday, December 11 and will be in place until at least January 8, 2021.
The Order requires restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, personal care businesses and more to close at 10 pm. Travel to and from work; to obtain food, medical care, fuel or social services; or to take care of a family member is exempted.
Read more in the Frequently Asked Questions.
Download the PDF file here: https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO-181-FAQ.pdf
Secretary Cohen also provided an update on North Carolina’s COVID-19 County Alert System map.
Download the PDF file here:
https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/dashboard/COVID-19-County-Alert-System-Report.pdf
The number of red counties (critical community spread) has more than doubled since November 23, up to 48 red counties from 20 red counties. There are now 34 orange counties (substantial community spread), as compared to 42 orange counties from the previous report. With today’s report, more than 80 percent of the state’s counties fall into the red or orange tier.
The Governor’s full press release, including additional links, can be found here:
https://governor.nc.gov/news/key-metrics-increasing-rapidly-north-carolina-begin-modified-stay-home-order-slow-covid-19
Stay safe everyone.
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FDA panel considers emergency approval of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine December 10, 2020 8
FDA panel considers emergency approval of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
December 10, 2020 | 8:45 AM EDT
A U.S. advisory panel meets to decide whether to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in the United States.
Live feed:
https://wapo.st/374eCZ6
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I just found out my Daddy passed away at 2300.
I was asked to write his obituary. I hope I can do him justice. Thankfully, he didn’t suffer many days and if anyone deserves to be in heaven, he does. Of, course I have been fighting tears every day since he became so sick as I am now. Thankfully he was only in Hospice Care for nine days. But now he's gone. As inevitable as death is there will never be anything that prepares you for that day.
Thank you everyone for the loving support you offered me on my End of Life Issues (Group) post. You comforted me and I will never forget it.
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/1285768
With Cases Rising Rapidly, North Carolina Tightens Existing Mask Requirements and Enforcement
Press ReleaseExecutive Order 180 effective Nov. 25th, 2020
Ten More Counties Designated as Red for Critical Community Spread
Raleigh
Nov 23, 2020
Governor Roy Cooper today issued additional COVID-19 safety measures to tighten mask requirements and enforcement as cases continue to rise rapidly in North Carolina and across the country. Executive Order No. 180 goes into effect on Wednesday, November 25 and runs through Friday, December 11.
"I have a stark warning for North Carolinians today: We are in danger," Governor Cooper said. "This is a pivotal moment in our fight against the coronavirus. Our actions now will determine the fate of many."
In addition to extending Phase 3 capacity limits and safety requirements, the Order tightens the existing statewide mask requirement – making it clear that everyone needs to wear a mask whenever they are with someone who is not from the same household. The Order also adds the mask requirement to several additional settings including any public indoor space even when maintaining 6 feet of distance; gyms even when exercising; all schools public and private; and all public or private transportation when travelling with people outside of the household.
The Order also requires large retail businesses with more than 15,000 square feet to have an employee stationed near entrances ensuring mask wearing and implementing occupancy limits for patrons who enter.
Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, updated North Carolina’s COVID-19 County Alert System* map due to the rapid rise in cases and hospitalization over the past week. Since introducing the system last week, ten more counties have moved into the red category indicating critical community spread. There are now 20 red counties and 42 orange counties. Read the update to see where each county stands and how the system was designed.
*https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/county-alert-system
“The coming weeks will be a true test of our resolve to do what it takes to keep people from getting sick, to save lives, and to make sure that if you need hospital care whether it’s for a heart attack or a car accident or COVID-19, you can get it,” said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D.
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan spoke at today’s press conference to discuss what the city of Greensboro is doing to step up enforcement of existing, strong statewide safety rules. State officials have encouraged local governments to take action to require compliance and help lower COVID-19 numbers.
Dr. Cohen also provided an update on North Carolina’s data and trends.
●Trajectory in COVID-Like Illness (CLI) Surveillance Over 14 Days
North Carolina’s syndromic surveillance trend for COVID-like illness is increasing.
●Trajectory of Confirmed Cases Over 14 Days
North Carolina’s trajectory of cases is increasing.
●Trajectory in Percent of Tests Returning Positive Over 14 Days
North Carolina’s trajectory in percent of tests returning positive is increasing slightly.
●Trajectory in Hospitalizations Over 14 Days
North Carolina’s trajectory of hospitalizations is increasing.
In addition to these metrics, the state continues building capacity to adequately respond to an increase in virus spread in testing, tracing and prevention.
●Testing
Testing capacity is high.
●Tracing Capability
The state is continuing to hire contact tracers to bolster the efforts of local health departments.
●There have been more than 430,000 downloads of the exposure notification app, SlowCOVIDNC.
Personal Protective Equipment
●North Carolina’s personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies are stable.
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More at the link including links to three PDFs
1) Executive Order 180
2) A Frequently Asked Questions document about the Order and
3) The slides from [November 23rd] today’s briefing.
https://governor.nc.gov/news/cases-rising-rapidly-north-carolina-tightens-existing-mask-requirements-and-enforcement
Please stay safe everyone.
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Biden eyes ... health secretary
Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary
By ADAM CANCRYN and ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN
11/24/2020 08:37 PM EST
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy have emerged as top contenders to be Joe Biden’s health secretary.
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Biden has not yet made a final choice, according to three Democrats familiar with the selection process, and an announcement is unlikely to come until Monday at the earliest. The deliberations could still circle back to others in a field of as many as a half-dozen finalists, like Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, former Louisiana health secretary Rebekah Gee and North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen.
More at the link.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/24/biden-health-secretary-pick-440520
What an honor to be under consideration!
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I accidentally marked my subscription, The North Carolina group, as read and I can't undo that. How do I unmark the group as read? TIA for your help.
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North Carolina passes 5,000 COVID-19 deaths
North Carolina this weekend surpassed 5,000 total COVID-19 deaths.
November 22, 2020 - 02:32 PM EST
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported the state on Saturday reached 5,005 coronavirus deaths and 332,261 cases since the beginning of the pandemic in March. Analysis by the Raleigh News & Observer found that almost 1,000 of those deaths were recorded in the past month.
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State data shows that more than half of those who have died from COVID-19 in the state were 75 or older, while 4 percent were 25 to 49 years old.
Although the Black population in the state amounts to 21 percent of the state population, 29 percent of those who have died were Black. Sixty-two percent of those who died from the virus were white.
Beth Booth, the Graham County health director, told the News & Observer that she's more concerned about North Carolina's death rate or percent of positive cases. The positivity rate increased to 8.3 percent in recent days. Health officials have recommended states target a 5 percent positivity rate, which indicates a manageable spread of the virus.
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More at the link.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/527088-north-carolina-passes-5000-covid-19-deaths
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Dr. Lara Boyd, TedX Vancouver, Neuroplasticity
Dr. Lara Boyd is a Neuroscientist and Physical Therapist at the University of British Columbia. She is a professor and has held a Canada Research Chair, a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Career Scientist award and been a Peter Wall Early Career Scholar. Dr. Boyd directs the Brain Behaviour Lab at the University of British Columbia. Her TEDx talk “After this your brain will not be the same” has over 25 million views. Dr. Boyd is an expert in mapping how behaviours, environments and experiences affect brain health and learning using techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and non-invasive brain stimulation. To date this work has largely examined the impact of exercise and learning on neurobiology. In 2020 she will be a Wall scholar turning her attention to developing understanding of the importance of the arts for brain health.
https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/boyd-lara
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Covid-19 Update, County Alert System
North Carolina has implemented the COVID-19 County Alert System to identify counties with the highest levels of viral spread. It’s going to take all of us working together and taking the virus seriously this holiday season to avoid having to go backward.
Governor Cooper
Updated link, November 23, 2020
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/county-alert-system
https://governor.nc.gov/news/north-carolina-introduces-covid-19-county-alert-system
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And then there's the percentage of the population that is illiterate so there's that...
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 21 percent of adults in the United States (about 43 million) fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category.Apr 29, 2020
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 21 percent of adults in the United States (about 43 million) fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category. Nearly two-thirds of fourth graders read below grade level, and the same number graduate from high school still reading below grade level. This puts the United States well behind several other countries in the world, including Japan, all the Scandinavian countries, Canada, the Republic of Korea, and the UK.
The NCES breaks the below-grade-level reading numbers out further: 35 percent are white, 34 percent Hispanic, 23 percent African American, and 8 percent “other.” Nor is this a problem mostly for English Language Learners. Non-U.S.-born adults make up 34 percent of the low literacy/illiterate U.S. population. New Hampshire, Minnesota, and North Dakota have the highest literacy rates (94.2 percent, 94 percent, and 93.7 percent respectively), while Florida, New York, and California have the lowest (80.3 percent, 77.9 percent, and 76.9 percent respectively).
https://www.libraryjournal.com/www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=How-Serious-Is-Americas-Literacy-Problem
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