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Coronavirus Today – Nov. 23 – Mask mandate tightened; Greensboro toughens enforcement

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Coronavirus Today – Nov. 23 – Mask mandate tightened; Greensboro toughens enforcement - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper tightens mask order as NC COVID-19 case counts jump quickly. "We are in danger," he said as he ordered stricter enforcement of mask mandates.

By Anne Blythe Gov. Roy Cooper minced no words on Monday when he gave an update on North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends and metrics. “We are in danger,” Cooper told reporters during an afternoon briefing. “This is a pivotal moment in our fight against the coronavirus. Our actions now will determine the fate of many.” The […]

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COVID-free nursing homes fought hard to keep virus out

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COVID-free nursing homes fought hard to keep virus out - North Carolina Health News

More than 200 North Carolina nursing homes have succeeded in totally excluding COVID-19 infections. What did they do right? This is the first of two stories exploring what skilled nursing facilities can do and have done to prevent COVID infections for the people in their care.

This story has been supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems, http://solutionsjournalism.org. By Thomas Goldsmith Even as more than 1,800 of North Carolina’s nursing home residents have died from COVID since March, thousands more of these most vulnerable have escaped the horrific grip […]

A Graham polling center in Alamance County. Photo credit: Hannah Critchfield

In an election with unprecedented turnout, health care issues loom large, but can’t overcome economic concerns

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In an election with unprecedented turnout, health care issues loom large, but can’t overcome economic concerns - North Carolina Health News

Voters split their tickets on Tuesday, retaining Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, while the presidential contest remains too close to call, with more than 100,000 absentee ballots still outstanding.

By Anne Blythe, Hannah Critchfield and Rose Hoban Ballots in North Carolina did not list Medicaid expansion, the Affordable Care Act, the coronavirus pandemic response or the economy as something registered voters could mark as for or against. In the outcome of the 2020 elections, it appears that North Carolina voters were willing to have […]

We see Jayla, age 11, hugging her sister Bailey, age 5, before they were pepper sprayed at a voting rights rally on Oct. 31 in Graham, North Carolina.

Pepper-sprayed on their way to the polls: What is pepper spray’s impact on children?

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Pepper-sprayed on their way to the polls: What is pepper spray’s impact on children? - North Carolina Health News

The effects of the chemical may be more dangerous for children and medically vulnerable people — and the pandemic might just make things worse.

By Hannah Critchfield On Halloween Day, Melanie Mitchell brought her two daughters and her 61-year-old mother to what she believed would be a family-friendly event — a march to the polls in her hometown of Graham, North Carolina. “I don’t take my kids to protests, but this was only for voting. That was our whole […]

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Coronavirus Today – Oct. 21 – Paused in Phase 3; Counties asked to toughen COVID restrictions; Promising treatment underperforms; Veterans’ home outbreaks

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Coronavirus Today – Oct. 21 – Paused in Phase 3; Counties asked to toughen COVID restrictions; Promising treatment underperforms; Veterans’ home outbreaks - North Carolina Health News

Thirty-six NC counties with high COVID-19 transmission asked to consider restriction measures beyond state requirements.

By Anne Blythe, Hannah Critchfield and Thomas Goldsmith On a day that North Carolina’s COVID-19 death toll topped the 4,000 mark and the number of people hospitalized with illness related to the novel coronavirus is the second highest in the pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper hit the pause on any further reopening. North Carolina public health […]

Door to a unit inside a jail. Jail suicides and overdoses are on the rise across the state. The counties may not have enough resources to fight COVID-19.

COVID outbreak worsens at Pitt County Jail

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COVID outbreak worsens at Pitt County Jail - North Carolina Health News

“Make bond, because y’all can’t breathe like George Floyd”: Situation worsens at local jail outbreak, inmates say they’re not being tested and were told to post bail if they want to escape COVID-19.

By Hannah Critchfield Travis and his fiancée don’t talk much anymore. It’s not that he doesn’t call — it’s that he’s often gasping for air. Travis, who has not yet been convicted of a crime and request NC Health News only use his first name, is awaiting trial for drug possession and assault charges inside […]

Over 120 COVID-19 cases at North Carolina’s only immigration detention facility

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Over 120 COVID-19 cases at North Carolina’s only immigration detention facility - North Carolina Health News

One transferred migrant dead, over 120 people have fallen ill amid continued transfers, arrests, and opaque testing practices. A look at Alamance County Detention Center’s emerging pandemic legacy.

By Hannah Critchfield Nehel Gaya’s father has traveled so much during the pandemic, she’s having trouble keeping up. The South Carolina resident had received calls from Georgia, Texas, Louisiana — whatever immigrant detention facility her father, a Pakistani citizen, happened to be transferred to next. Well into the pandemic, one of those places was a […]

Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina

ICE transfers — and NC jail partnerships — have continued amid the pandemic

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ICE transfers — and NC jail partnerships — have continued amid the pandemic - North Carolina Health News

Advocates worry it will increase North Carolina immigrants' risk of contracting COVID-19.

By Hannah Critchfield UPDATE: Since this story published, three more North Carolina jails have entered this new agreement – in Avery County, Brunswick County, and Yancey County. It’s the first time any of them have formally partnered with ICE. This brings the current number of NC jails participating in the Warrant Service Officer program to […]

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Coronavirus Today – July 23 – Follow the three Ws, say Mexican and Guatemalan consulate leaders; Plug for Medicaid expansion; ‘Not yet turned a corner’

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Coronavirus Today – July 23 – Follow the three Ws, say Mexican and Guatemalan consulate leaders; Plug for Medicaid expansion; ‘Not yet turned a corner’ - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina is on steadier ground than many Southern states in its fight against COVID-19, but cases continue to rise especially in Latino communities.

By Anne Blythe North Carolina’s governor, top public health officials and high-ranking leaders from the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates sent an urgent message to Latinx and Hispanic residents on Thursday. COVID-19 is spreading swiftly and disproportionately among their communities, and the best way to fight the virus and keep their communities strong and healthy is […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 12 – Troubling trends, pleas to public to help reverse them; Ace Speedway tells fans no races; UNC physicians on reopening, testing

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Coronavirus Today – June 12 – Troubling trends, pleas to public to help reverse them; Ace Speedway tells fans no races; UNC physicians on reopening, testing - North Carolina Health News

Governor, secretary of health urge North Carolinians to help reverse troubling trends.

By North Carolina Health News staff ‘These trends don’t mean that our fate is sealed’ As North Carolinians get out and about more, they’re mingling more with the coronavirus that’s been creating worldwide havoc, raising concern among public health officials and physicians at major health care centers. They might have been staying at home through […]

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