Raleigh, NC – Government Roy Cooper will inform the North Carolina people of the state’s response to the coronavirus on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
On January 6, Cooper extended the house arrest and curfew from 10 p.m. to January 29. Under curfew, people are only allowed to leave their homes when needed, including work and essential groceries.
During and after the holidays, the state saw the highest daily totals ever. Up to Monday, January 11, the state had an average of 8,430 new cases per day and 3,866 people being treated in hospitals for COVID-19.
Most of North Carolina’s 100 counties are classified as “red,” meaning they have a critical level of viral spread.
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As cases skyrocket, the state’s effort to get people vaccinated against the coronavirus has been slow to get underway.
Many counties began vaccinating seniors 75 and older in the first week of January, but both walk-in and appointment vaccination clinics quickly ran out of doses available, often before the scheduled event start time, sending seniors away.
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Some counties, including Wake and Durham, won’t start vaccinating seniors under Stage 1B until next week. Wake County begins those vaccinations on Jan. 19, the day a new web portal and phone line are unveiled so seniors 75 and older can register to receive a vaccine.
On Monday, Rodney Jenkins, director of Durham County Health, said the county hopes to administer 500,000 doses by Memorial Day.