Can western NC counties escape the worst of the pandemic? - North Carolina Health News
Remote and sparsely populated, counties in western NC have taken some tough measures to keep their coronavirus numbers low.
By Melba Newsome To date, only Avery county in western North Carolina has no reported cases of COVID-19. Health officials in this remote, sparsely populated region say that high rates of poverty, older populations, and epidemics of obesity and diabetes along with scarce healthcare resources led them to begin planning early and be particularly aggressive […]