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A weekly 3,900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being delivered to Wake County as part of the offer allocated to the state. The extra doses should help some of the 80,000 in the country who have signed up for vaccination.
“This is really positive news that we will be able to get more doses for more individuals living and working in Wake County,” Ryan Jury told the Wake County Health Department. “So we’re ecstatic about it.”
According to the jury, the province will receive 3,900 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per week over the next three weeks, a total of 11,700 doses.
People registered on the waiting list should be notified soon when they can get the vaccine. You do not have to live in Wake County to get a vaccine in the country.
COVID-19 testing comes to a trio of Raleigh parks this week. Testing is available Monday at Sanderford Road Park, Carolina Pines Park and Lions Park from 11 a.m.
State educators are meeting in Raleigh on Monday to immediately ask lawmakers for vaccinations for all public school teachers as part of a ‘Valentine’s Wish List’.
The president of Moderna, dr. Stephen Hodge, is being questioned by George Stephanopoulos on Monday about Good Morning America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that only ten of the more than four million people who received the first doses of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine had a severe allergic reaction.
The White House will hold an information session of COVID-19 on Monday at 11:00
SUNDAY
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Wake County officials said the province will receive 3,900 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per week over the next three weeks, a total of 11,700 doses.
“We have about 80,000 people who said ‘We want the vaccine’. And so we know who it is, their names are counted,” said Ryan Jury, director of mass vaccination. “We can go to the state and say, ‘Hey, this number of people is in our registry.’
Those registered on the province’s waiting list should receive a notification soon.
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North Carolina reports 4,899 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the current total state to 757,526.
Across the state, another 48 people died from the virus. This brings the total to 9,335.
2,782 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout North Carolina. It’s 101 as of Saturday.
The state’s percentage of positive tests is currently 8.5%, which is slightly higher than the 8.4% of Saturday.
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Due to Sunday’s winter weather, the drive-through Wake County COVID-19 test sites will be closed.
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According to Johns Hopkins University, there were 26,075,932 cases of COVID-19 in the entire United States.
SATURDAY
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The Wake County Department of Health has announced it will close all of its transit test sites due to winter weather; test will resume Monday.
Seven different test areas will resume on Monday, two of which will open at 7 p.m.
Park tests resume Monday, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 7 at Sanderford Road Park, Carolina Pines Park and Lions Park.
Four other parks will continue to test permanently at Zebulon Community Park, Swinburne Parking, Radeas Labs and Departure Drive
Check here for the latest tests on Wake County.
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North Carolina will receive $ 103 million for the cost of COVID-19 vaccines thanks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
“This funding will help the state distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines to more North Carolinans,” Gracia Szczech, regional administrator for FEMA Region IV, said in a statement. “We have been working closely with our state partners since the onset of the pandemic, and these dollars will help with their continued efforts.”
The cost covers:
- Equipment and supplies needed for the storage, handling and distribution of vaccines;
- Personal protective equipment (PBT) for staff and patients;
- Rental facilities for storage and administration of vaccines;
- Additional medical and support staff, including infection control measures;
- Medical emergency care;
- Equipment for the safe disposal of medical waste;
- Communication to disseminate public information.
11:55 am
South Carolina health officials have reported the first known case of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant first found in the UK.
This past weekend, a case of the variant was detected in North Carolina.
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North Carolina reports 6,168 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total statewide to 752,627.
Across the state, another 130 people have died from the virus. This brings the total to 9,287.
With 97 percent of the hospitals reported, 2,883 people across North Carolina are hospitalized with COVID-19. It’s 165 as of Friday. This is the first time North Carolina has lost COVID-19 hospitalizations since the end of December.
The state’s percentage positive test rate is currently 8.4%, which is slightly lower than Friday’s 8.7%.
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According to Johns Hopkins University data, there have been 25,934,201 COVID-19 cases since March.
CDC says travelers should wear masks on all forms of public transportation to spread COVID-19 slowly
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