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6:20 am
The Transport Security Administration announced that it had selected more than 1 million people the day after Christmas.
The day after Christmas was the second most traveled day since the pandemic began. The day most traveled took place the day before Christmas when TSA selected 1,191,123 people.
The daily numbers this holiday season are about half the number of travelers selected on the same day in 2019.
The TSA numbers come as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention urges Americans to stay home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the cases continue in the wake of the Thanksgiving trip, health experts warn that a similar surge is likely to occur in a few weeks due to the trip to the end of the year holiday.
Monday Morning Headlines
Residents at nursing homes and long-term care facilities in North Carolina will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
CVS and Walgreens are arranging the vaccinations, but due to privacy concerns they do not identify the specific locations that will receive the shots first.
We do know that as of Monday, CVS will be administering the vaccines at nearly 900 facilities in North Carolina and more than 40,000 nationwide. The group expects to vaccinate as many as 4 million residents and staff members.
CVS has said it will offer the vaccine next year.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 statistics in North Carolina remain at or near record levels.
To date, more than half a million people have tested positive for the virus in North Carolina, with at least 6,549 dying from it. Updated numbers will be announced around 12:00.
SUNDAY
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President Donald Trump signs COVID-19 emergency relief bill after delaying nearly a week.
The president announced on Sunday that he had signed the bill on two parties headed by his own representatives, but that he had called a scandal earlier this week.
In a statement, the president said he was signing the bill, but also called on Congress to change it.
12:48 pm
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported 2,898 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the total number of consequences nationwide to 516,828.
The daily percentage positive remains tending in the wrong direction and increased by 1.5 percent, increasing the total to 11.9 percent. The goal, as stated by NCDHHS officials, is to be about 5 percent.
As of Sunday afternoon, there are still 100 people in the hospital with COVID-19. For almost a whole week, the number of hospitalizations was higher than 3,000.
Twenty-three more people have died since Saturday due to complications with the virus, bringing the total to 6,549.
In total, 6,737,864 tests were completed, compared to 29,776 compared to Saturday.
SATURDAY
13:40
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released new COVID 19 numbers to the state on Saturday for the first time in three days.
Numbers were not announced on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
The daily increases for the past three days are as follows:
December 24: 7,703
De. 25: 6,345
December 26: 5,371
Over the last few days, North Carolina has surpassed 500,000 total cases since the onset of the pandemic.
Currently, 3,023 people have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19. The number of hospitalizations has been higher than 3,000 since December 21.
The percentage positive in the state is 10.4 percent. The goal is to be about 5 percent.
10:29 am
An offender at the Nash Correctional Institution who was diagnosed as positive for COVID-19 died on Christmas Eve, prison officials said.
The 81-year-old offender had extensive underlying medical problems. He tested positive for COVID-19 on December 8 and was admitted to the hospital on December 20.
“We sympathize with the family of the offender because it is difficult enough to lose a loved one, but especially during the holidays,” said Todd Ishee, commissioner of prisons. “We continue to work diligently to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in our prisons, as the health and safety of staff and offenders remains our top priority.”
9 a.m.
A look at the state’s “County Alert System” shows the latest trends in the distribution of communities in central North Carolina.
Wake and Durham counties are in the orange region – with a significant degree of community spread.
Cumberland County is in the red zone – with ‘critical’ distribution.
The latest update shows that more than 90 percent of the state is in red or orange zones.
In the last two weeks, the number of provinces in the red zone has increased from 48 to 65.
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