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    Tag:  COVID-19 Testing

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    Letter: Don’t perpetuate vaccine dogma

    Posted on November 7, 2021November 5, 2021 by Letters

    “Excluding unvaccinated people perpetuates the false narrative that the only people contracting, transmitting and getting sick with coronavirus are the unvaccinated — and that is wildly untrue.”

    3.6 K views21LettersOpinion

    Mission COVID-19 patients double as holidays approach

    Posted on December 17, 2020December 18, 2020 by Molly Horak

    While there’s light at the end of the proverbial COVID-19 tunnel, Western North Carolina residents cannot let down their guard. Over the last week, the percent of positive COVID-19 tests has risen to 7.8% in Buncombe County; the county’s daily COVID-19 case counts now average 100 or higher. 

    4.2 K views+Community NewsNewsWellness

    As COVID-19 metrics worsen, NCDHHS launches county alert system

    Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by Molly Horak

    The system uses per-capita case rates, the percent of positive tests and a composite hospital score to pinpoint viral hot spots. State health officials also released additional health recommendations for individuals, business owners and public officials residing in high-risk counties.

    3.8 K views1Community NewsNews

    Rural counties see increase in COVID-19 cases

    Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Since September, nearly twice as many COVID-19 cases have been reported in rural counties as in urban or suburban areas, according to a new report from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. The majority of these rural cases have occurred in white, non-Hispanic individuals under the age of 49.

    2.8 K views1News

    Jackson County study tests wastewater for COVID-19 outbreaks

    Posted on October 16, 2020October 12, 2020 by Molly Horak

    A team of Jackson County researchers found that wastewater collected in rural areas can be used to track COVID-19 outbreaks up to a week before a patient tests positive. Now, they’re hoping to expand the study across the region.

    3.5 K views+Community NewsLivingWellness

    NCDHHS launches mask campaign, free COVID-19 testing for uninsured

    Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Molly Horak

    The N.C. Medicaid Optional COVID-19 Testing program will fully reimburse Medicaid providers for the costs incurred by testing people without insurance for COVID-19.

    5.3 K views+News
    Henderson County Rescue Squad strike team

    From CPP: Congregate outbreaks pose key challenge for NC mountain health care

    Posted on August 16, 2020August 14, 2020 by Xpress Contributor

    Interventions by ‘strike teams’ help manage outbreaks at nursing homes; COVID-19 cases mount at Mission Health; St. Luke’s hastens test results through a partnership.

    5.2 K views+BusinessLivingLocal GovernmentNonprofitsWellness

    ‘No one answer’ for local school COVID-19 notificati­ons

    Posted on August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 by Molly Horak

    The Asheville and Buncombe County school districts, in partnership with the county health department, have decided how students, parents and staff will be informed of positive COVID-19 cases, should they arise. Both districts will resume instruction on Monday, Aug. 17.

    2.5 K views+EducationNews
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    Buncombe officials will enforce social distancing­, mask mandates

    Posted on August 6, 2020August 8, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Starting this weekend, a task force of public health and law enforcement officials will begin issuing citations for restaurants and breweries in violation of COVID-19 safety guidelines.

    6.9 K views2Community NewsNews

    COVID-19 testing backlog causes treatment delays

    Posted on July 29, 2020August 5, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Limited COVID-19 testing supplies at commercial and hospital laboratories are causing significant delays in results. In turn, hospitals like Pardee in Hendersonville are forced to wait to administer COVID-19 treatment to suspected patients.

    1.5 K views+NewsWellness
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    Asheville City Schools changes course on remote learning

    Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    Instead of bringing students back to the classroom under the Plan B model outlined by Gov. Roy Cooper, as had been announced on July 14, the Asheville City Board of Education voted unanimously to follow the remote-only Plan C for at least nine weeks at a July 23 special called meeting.

    5.0 K views+EducationLocal GovernmentNewsWellness
    Wooden numbers

    From NC Health News: North Carolina’s coronaviru­s surge, explained in three charts

    Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 by Xpress Contributor

    With more numbers than ever, it can be hard to understand the magnitude of the pandemic in North Carolina. N.C. Health News created three charts to help make sense of coronavirus in the state.

    5.8 K views1Community NewsLivingWellness

    COVID-19 cases rising in Buncombe, testing delayed

    Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Molly Horak

    In the last week, Buncombe County’s percentage of positive tests has jumped from 2% to 4%. Although North Carolina’s statewide positivity rate hovers around 9%, the local increase indicates a rise in the coronavirus’ community prevalence.

    3.7 K views1NewsWellness

    WNC hospitals stay prepared for possible COVID-19 surge

    Posted on July 9, 2020July 6, 2020 by Molly Horak

    In Western North Carolina, the main regional hospitals say they currently have more than enough capacity to provide care for area residents. But their approaches, protocols and treatment options for COVID-19 vary.

    3.0 K views+Community NewsNewsWellness
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    Buncombe revises tourism limits as state moves into Phase 1

    Posted on May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 by Molly Horak

    The county, which had previously prohibited all leisure travel, will now limit reservations to “staycations” for Western North Carolina residents with an 828 area code. Occupancy is restricted to 50%, and visitors who are not part of the same family or household cannot occupy adjacent rooms.

    4.2 K views2News
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