Thursday's #CoronavirusNC updates: -State unemployment system stretched thin -NC puts a COVID-19 request to FEMA -First NC prisoners test positive for virus More here: northcarolinahealthnews.org/2… #COVID19NC #ncpol #nchealth

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@PetraTilling Yes, he said that before inmates tested positive. and that's what we reported last week. But now wondering if there's been an increased effort to get supplies since the virus has entered the prison system

We also wanted to ask Ishee if there's been consideration of reducing the prison population through early release of nonviolent inmates with only a few months left on their sentences or those who are in the high-risk population for COVID19. #ncpol #CoronavirusNC #COVID19NC

We wanted to ask Prison Commissioner Ishee if the prison plans to acquire ventilators for their medical facilities. They currently have none. If an inmate requires one, they will have to go to local hospital with guard posted near the room. Seems like a strain on staffing. #ncpol

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Coronavirus today – March 19 – first community spread, virus strains unemployment infrastructure

March 19, 2020 by Editor Leave a Comment

Coronavirus today – March 19 – first community spread, virus strains unemployment infrastructure - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina reports its first case of COVID-19 community spread, state prepares for caseload surge.

North Carolina is moving into a new attack phase against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, that has been upending almost every aspect of daily life for more than two weeks. North Carolina has its first known case of COVID-19 spreading through community contact, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Thursday. That case is in Wilson County, where […]

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