DHHS warns of 6-8 weeks waiting for COVID shots
By Outer Banks Voice on January 15, 2021
21:00 UPDATE: The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has just reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on January 15th. This brings the total number of cases reported here since the start of the pandemic to 2,208.
As of 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has not released any new COVID numbers for the country. Earlier in the day, however, DHHS published an update announcing that it now accepts requests for the appointment of vaccines for individuals 65 and older. But it also warned that there could be a significant wait on these shots.
The update stated that, ‘If you are a healthcare professional or at least 65 years old, you can submit a vaccination request at www.darenc.com/Register4Vaccine or by calling the COVID-19 call center at 252-475 -5008.
Dare County DHHS receives a limited amount of vaccine from the state weekly. We will schedule appointments for individuals from the appropriate phase as the vaccination requires. Based on the expected number of individuals in this phase, we expect that it may take 6-8 weeks before all individuals in these prioritization phases who want to be vaccinated will receive one. ”
North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 8,914 cases of COVID-19 on January 15, as well as 108 deaths due to COVID in the past 24 hours. The number of individuals admitted to the hospital with the virus decreased by 74 to 3,916 from the previous day. The percentage of positive tests out of all the tests administered today was 11.2%, basically unchanged from the previous day.
Statewide NC coronavirus numbers on January 15
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- Total reported NC cases – 659,840
- New cases reported today – 8,914
- Deaths reported – 7,933 (108 since yesterday)
- Currently in hospital – 3 916 (74 less than yesterday)
- Suspected COVID-19 cases have been admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours – 306 (higher than 4 yesterday)
- Confirmed COVID-19 case was admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours – 459 (higher than 3 from yesterday)
- Adults in ICU with COVID-19 – 861 (higher than 3 yesterday)
- Patients presumably recovered – 521 475
- Reported cases in Dare, Currituck and Hyde Counties – 3,612 (Dare 2,175, Currituck 887, Hyde 550)
- Completed tests – 7 874 642
- Daily percentage of positive tests – 11.2%
- Receive the first dose of vaccine – 238,344. Both doses received – 44,271
Note: The NC Department of Health and Human Services posts the number of reported cases of coronavirus each morning. The number reflects positive results from all tests, including the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and all hospital and commercial laboratories. There may be other reports, from the media and elsewhere, that will contain different numbers during a given day, but this is an effective way to track numbers daily from the same source.
SOURCE: NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
