North Carolina lacks a plan for regular testing for staff and residents in nursing homes and lags other states in even ordering mandatory one-time testing. Experts say that could cost lives.
A Kansas City, Missouri, man is doing his own research after coming across false information on social media regarding masks being worn to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
North Carolina hit a record high new coronavirus case count Friday ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, underscoring concerns health experts already had ahead of the holiday.
Business owners are in tricky positions as Governor Roy Cooper’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 regulations have people divided in beliefs over what customers should be required to do.
Governor Cooper vetoed bills on Thursday that would have allowed skating rinks, bowling alleys, gyms, amusement parks and arcades to open and would have modified the capacity of temporary outdoor seating for food and drink establishments.
There is no quantitative data that lists the workplaces of those who test positive for the novel coronavirus; health officials determine trends based on contact tracing and case investigation.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper was expected to make an announcement today, but his press office announced last night the coronavirus briefing Wednesday will not include a discussion of K-12 public school operations for this coming year.
After two weeks of the highest rates of daily case increase, the cumulative number of positive cases of COVID-19 reported by Public Health as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 30 is 1,018.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and Omnicare, a CVS Health company, will make facility-wide coronavirus testing available to residents and staff beginning in July 2020.
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.
Back-and-forth talks over just what to do with North Carolina's anti-mask law broke down early Friday morning at the legislature, leaving an odd status quo in place.
A Wilmington medical practice has been selected by Trial Management Associates, LLC (TMA) to conduct the first COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial in the United States.
Downtown Wilmington was more alive than it’s been in weeks after a vote by City Council allowed for the launch of “Downtown Alive,” which allows restaurants and retailers to take customer service off the sidewalks and into the streets.
Leaders at health systems around the state say a combination of better medical care and larger stockpiles of protective gear mean they can handle surges in COVID-19 patients more effectively today than they could three months ago. But those same leaders warn that the additional capacity still has a
Many North Carolina bars have been closed more than 100 days because of COVID-19 restrictions. Many owners believe their businesses should have been included in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening. Now that phase is extended, and bars will be closed at least three more weeks.
At least two sheriffs in southeastern North Carolina do not plan to enforce Gov. Roy Cooper’s new executive order instituting a statewide mask mandate to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Phil Brown, Chief Physician at NHRMC says people not wearing masks and two holiday weekends in the month of May is the reason for the number of positive COVID-19 cases tripling.
Scholars with Duke University and Duke-NUS weighed in on the challenges of validating, manufacturing, and distributing a vaccine for widespread use quickly.
North Carolina will remain in Phase 2 for at least the next few weeks, and that means restrictions on capacity at restaurants remains in place as well.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) released improved online applications Tuesday to help applicants maintain social distancing when applying for these programs.
Universal Health Care of Brunswick has identified six more cases of COVID-19 at its facility in Bolivia, according to Brunswick County Health Services.
The Carolina Panthers Player Impact Committee and Lenovo announced they have partnered with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to help schools in need.
