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    Tag:  Henderson County Department of Public Health

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    Buncombe tightens dining restrictio­ns as COVID-19 hospitaliz­ations rise

    Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Asheville residents may have hunkered down for the holidays under a blanket of snow and ice, but across the region, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. Here’s what you may have missed over the Christmas holiday.

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    COVID-19 cases continue to climb

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

    The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 2,428 new cases of COVID-19 on Oct. 8, the highest count since July 30. Hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been all month, and in Buncombe County, viral spread is somewhat higher.

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    Dr. Cardra Burns

    State decries racism as public health threat during COVID-19

    Posted on June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    Noting that 34% of North Carolina’s 898 COVID-19 deaths through June 1 have been among African Americans, who make up roughly 22% of North Carolina’s population, NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen emphasized that structural racism has created health disparities in black communities.

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