Ventilator and equipment shortages have been the primary topics of conversation around COVID-19, but there appears to be a shortage of personnel as well.
The bleak news Thursday — 6.6 million new unemployment claims on top of 3.3 million last week — came as the competition for scarce ventilators, masks and other protective gear seemed to grow more desperate and deaths mounted.
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MICHAEL R. SISAK, LORI HINNANT and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
The number of U.S. deaths could range from 100,000 to 240,000 even if Americans continue to stay home and limit contact with others, experts predicted at a media briefing with President Donald Trump.
The Treasury announced in a reversal Wednesday, that Social Security beneficiaries who typically do not file a tax return will automatically receive the $1,200 payment.
Novant Health announced on Tuesday that it will accept donations of medical supplies after a growing number of businesses and community members reached out to offer help.
The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk into a severe recession as businesses have shut down across the world.
At least 1,857 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 16 deaths have been reported in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
The intensifying spread of COVID-19 across the globe is causing major events and large group gatherings to be cancelled, people to stock up on disinfectants, and keeping students at home.
Even as the virus has slowed its growth in overwhelmed Italy and in China, where it first emerged, hospitals in Spain and France are reaching their breaking points and the U.S. and Britain are bracing for incoming waves of desperately ill people.
Strong April sun will grace the Cape Fear Region Thursday and should feel nice and warm on your skin, especially at any moment when the northwest breeze slackens or dies.
Deputy "Bud" was a 14-year veteran of the sheriff’s office and had previously served as a police officer with the Town of Candor, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Chris Watkins.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center NICU nurse Grace Caldwell is aptly named, bringing not only grace but an infectious joy to her fellow nurses and the community rallying behind them.
Non-profit groups are quietly answering the call for help across our country and here in the Cape Fear as each day brings new questions about how to best deal with the coronavirus and all that it means for our community.
Officials say the employee was immediately sent home on March 26 after showing signs of the illness. The employee received the positive test results on Wednesday.
