DAVIDSON, North Carolina – The COVID-19 rate in Davidson reached 147 cases shown and 4 deaths, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.
The news comes when North Carolina has reported 2,140 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 instances, expanding the number of virus instances in the state to 105,001, DHHS said.
In Mecklenburg County, the virus claimed the lives of 186 residents, and the number of cases shown expanded to 17,782, raynard Washington, Mecklenburg County’s deputy director of public fitness, said Wednesday at a press conference. About part of the cases were released from isolation, he said.
The percentage of positive tests in the county has remained stable, “which is news,” however, it remains around 11%, he said.
As of July 19, the recent maximum date of knowledge at the county level, approximately one in 20 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and the county had an average of approximately 190 hospitalizations in domain hospitals, representing a slight increase over a two-week period. . mecklenburg County Public Health.
As state public fitness continues to monitor the hospital’s capacity, Charlotte hospitals are serving more COVID-19 patients in South Carolina, DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen said Tuesday.
“Our knowledge of hospitalization is strictly based on what is happening here in the state of North Carolina, yet we are attentive to where we know where there are many border crossings to receive care.” Cohen said.
“The position we’re looking at to the max is the Charlotte area,” he said. “We have received reports of an increase in the number of others coming from South Carolina to North Carolina for treatment at some hospitals in the Charlotte area, as well as for testing.”
On Wednesday, a survey of all charlotte’s metropolitan hospitals revealed that 102 patients suspected of having COVID-19 had been admitted within 24 hours, leaving 43 large care beds empty and 648 empty hospital beds in the area.
Cohen said that while the total number of hospitalizations continues to increase, the use of extensive care beds throughout the state has remained stable.
“What we see in other states, whether in Texas, Arizona or Florida, is that they are running out of hospital capacity. Their emergency rooms are under increasing pressure,” Cohen said. “We don’t need to be in this situation.
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In an effort to curb developing crowds and COVID-19, county officials are embracing a new 11 p.m. curfew for the sale of alcohol, authorities said wednesday.
Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte and the cities of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville have signed the proclamation requiring that restaurants and personal clubs serving food and alcohol close their drink intake on site from 11 p.m. five a.m.
The cities of Cornelius and Huntersville signed the plan, Mecklenburg County Director Dena Diorio said at a news convention Wednesday.
The new restrictions, which will take effect on Thursday, July 23, apply only to restaurants serving alcohol. Violations can be prosecuted as a Class 2 offense. Restaurants may continue to offer self-service services, delivery facilities, and pick-up facilities at those times.
Companies that sell alcohol, such as wine merchants, breweries, clubs and restaurants, must now also close all liquor sales on site between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The new ordinance will remain in effect until August 7, the same day Governor Roy Cooper’s protracted Phase 2 order expires.
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This article was originally published in the Davidson patch.