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AdvertisementNorth Carolina in Phase 2 of Gov. Cooper's reopening planHide TranscriptShow TranscriptON SCIENCE AND DATA. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF NORTH CAROLINIANS HAVE PREPARED US TO MOVE TO PHASE TWO. YOU WILL SEE ON THE GRASS BUT OVERALL THE TREND HAS BEEN STABLE BUT THE DATA ALSO SHOWS US WE NEED TO B CAUTIOUS AND STAY VIGILANT TO CONTINUE TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. AS A REMINDER, WE LOOK AT A COMBINATION OF TRENDS THAT GUIDE OU DECISION-MAKING INCLUDING LOOKING AT COVID-LIKE SYNDROMIC CASES, LAB-CONFIRM CASES, POSITIVE TESTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TESTS, AND HOSPITALIZATIONS, INDICATORS CHOSEN BASED ON PUBLIC HEALTH DATA AS WELL AS WHITE HOUSE GUIDANCE. WE CANNOT LOOK AT ANYONE OF THESE METRICS I ISOLATION, WE NEED TO SEE THEM AS A WHOLE PACKAGE WHEN MAKIN DECISIONS. EACH OF THESE DATA HAS LIMITATIONS. ON THE FIRST GRAPH, WE LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH COVID-LIKE SYMPTOMS. THIS METRIC SERVES AS AN EARLY DETECTION MECHANISM. I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ONLINE. YOU WILL SEE TWO OR THE RIGHT, IT IS DECREASING. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. WHEN WE LOOK AT LABORATORY CONFIRMED TESTS ND THEY ALIGN, YOU -- THE YELLOW LINE, YOU WILL SEE THEY ARE INCREASING. ALTHOUGH TODAY WE HAD A LOWER DAILY NEW CAS COUNT, 4422 CASES, LAST WEEKEND, WE HAD OUR HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY INCREASE, WITH 853 NEW CASES IN ONE DAY. THIS INDICATOR NEEDS TO BE INTERPRETED IN THE CONTEXT OF ADDITIONAL TESTING WE ARE DOING ACROSS THE STATE. WE KNOW THAT AS WE DO MORE TESTING, WE EXPECT THE INDICATOR TO RISE. BUT THIS INCREASING CASE GOT ALSO SHOWS US THAT THE VIRUS IS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE THIS STARTING TO LEVEL, BUT IT HAS NOT DONE THOUGHT. -- DON THAT. WE LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF TESTS THAT ARE POSITIVE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. PIT IS IMPORTANT TO INTERPRET TH LAST GRAPH YOU SAW AND THIS GRAPH TOGETHER. I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE YELLOW LINE. YOU CAN SEE THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TESTS THAT ARE POSITIVE HAS BEEN DECREASING AND IS STARTING TO LEVEL. SO WHERE WE ARE SEEING MO POSITIVE CASES DAY AFTER DAY AS WE SAW IN THE PREVIOUS GRAPH, WITH THE INCREASING TESTING, THE PERCENT POSITIVE CONTINUES TO LOOK VERY GOOD. UN-OWNED NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS OUR METR OF THE DAY OVER DAY HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE YELLOW LINE SHOWS THAT NORTH CAROLINA’S TRAJECTORY OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IS LEVEL. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MEET INCREASING DEMAND IF MORE PEOPLE BECOME INCREASINGLY ILL, ALSO REALLY GOOD. IF YOU NOTICE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRAPH, THE LAST FEW BARS SHOW A SLIGHT UPTICK IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, SO WE WILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT TREND CLOSELY, BUT OVER ALL, WE ARE STABLE ON HOSPITALIZATIONS. FINALLY, A BONUS GRAPH PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN TESTING. LOOKING AT THE YELLOW LINE, YOU CAN SEE THE TREND IS UP -- GOOD NEWS. IN THE PAST WEEK, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN EXPANDING TESTING, FROM 12,000 TO 8000 DEATHS A DAY, REALLY GOOD PROGRESS -- 12,002 8000 TESTS A DAY. HOUR SURVEILLANCE DATA SHOWS A DECLINE. GREE CHECK. NORTH CAROLINA’S TRAJECTORY OF LABORATORY-CONFIRMED CASES THAT GETS A RED X. THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED AS WE ARE DOING MORE TESTING. BUT IT ALSO SIGNALS WE NEED TO TAKE A CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO PHASE TWO. NORTH CAROLINA’S PROJECTOR HE THE PERCENTAGE OF TESTS RETURNING POSITIVE HAS BEEN DECREASING AND STARTING TO LEVEL , WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. IT GETS A GREEN CHECK. NORTH CAROLINA’S PROJECTOR OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IS LEVEL AND WE HAVE HOSPITAL CAPACITY SO THAT IS VERY GOOD. ALSO GETS A GREEN CHECK. IN TERMS OF OTHER CAPABILITIES, WE CONTINUE TO SEE GREAT IMPROVEMENT. WE ARE DOING A LOT MORE TESTING AND WE HAVE POSTED LISTS OF TESTING SITES ON OUR WEBSITE THAT WE WILL BE UPDATING ON AN ONGOING BASIS. AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE OVER 300 SITES LISTED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. WE ARE WORKING WITH COUNTIES AS WELL AS PARTNERS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO TESTING ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE. OUR WORK IN CONTACT TRACING IS ADVANCING. AND THE CAROLINA TRACING COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE HAS HIRED 250 NE TRACERS. WE ARE BEING INTENTIONAL THAT THE TRACER REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. WE HAVE POSTED IN OUR WEBSITE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CONTACT TRACERS HIRED DATE. THEY WILL HELP SUPPORT OUR VERY STRONG LOCAL DEPARTMEN FOLKS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHO ARE EXPERTS AT CONTA TRACING. IN OUR TRACING, TESTING, AND TURNS, WE ARE MOVING TO PHASE TWO, BUT WE MOVED MOVE IN A CAUTIOUS WAY. TO TAKE A MORE MODEST STEP THEN WE WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY PLANNED. WE NEED TO BE INCREDIBLY I WANT TO INCLUDE THAT OUR TEAM LAUNCHED AN UPDATED COVID-19 DASHBOARD ON THE THE H.H.S WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE METRICS I DISCOVERED, AS WELL AS OTHER CAPABILITIES THE STATE IS COVERING TO INFORM OUR DECISIONS TO EASE MEASURES RESPONSIBLY THAT SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. THE UPDATED DASHBOARD INCLUDES AN ENHANCED NORTH CAROLINA MAP, SECTIONS ON COVID-LIKE ILLNESS SURVEILLANCE, TESTING AND HOSPITALIZATION, CONTACT TRACING, P.P.E., AND CONGREGATE SETTINGS. KEEPING THE LAND STABLE DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. REMEMBER, PEOPLE CAN HAVE COVID-19 AND NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. IF WE DON’T PRACTICE OF THE THREE W’S, WHER WAIT, AND WASH, WE CAN EXPOSE PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS. IF WE WEAR A FACE COVERING, WHICH SIX FEET APART, AND WASH OUR HANDS OFTEN WE SHAdvertisementNorth Carolina in Phase 2 of Gov. Cooper's reopening planNorth Carolina is now in Phase 2 of Gov. Roy Cooper's reopening plan, which officialy started across the state at 5 p.m. Friday.Click the video player above for the live press conference from the state task force.The new executive order can be read here.Under Phase 2 of Cooper's plan, the stay-at-home order was lifted.The following places will open to limited capacities and with social distancing measures in effect:Dine-in eatingHair and nail salons, barbershopsChurchesPoolsThe following places are still closed during Phase 2:BarsNightclubsIndoor entertainment venuesPublic playgrounds GymsThe new order allows gatherings of ten people indoors and 25 people outdoors if people are adhering to social distancing guidelines.Restaurants are able to seat patrons again in time for the profitable Memorial Day weekend. "Not every restaurant will be able to open by Friday evening and some may choose not to open at all.," Cooper said. "Show them some courtesy patience as they weigh how to best serve their customers and stay safe." The North Carolina Restaurant &amp; Lodging Association posted online what appeared to be interim guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services, dated Friday, that would allow restaurants to bring in customers to 50% capacity, with tables at least six feet apart and workers “strongly recommended” to wear face coverings.“NC restaurants look forward to welcoming you back into our dining rooms,” association CEO Lynn Minges tweeted on Tuesday. North Carolina health officials previously announced that they greatly expanded the scope of COVID-19 testing in the state, encouraging doctors to order tests for higher-risk individuals even when they show no symptoms. “We want anyone who needs a test to get one. This is particularly important for those at high-risk for severe illness, those at greatest risk for exposure and those who are being disproportionately impacted by this virus,” state Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said in a news release.That could include people age 65 or over, African American residents, prisoners, migrant workers, grocery-store clerks and first responders. People with symptoms and those in close contact with COVID-19 patients also should continue to have testing access, the protocol says.DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen and Cooper have said the governor’s decisions are based on key case, testing, tracing and hospitalization trends. Cohen said on Tuesday the trends, which are based on rolling daily averages, are “not perfect but they are largely stable.”Cohen acknowledged the threat of a lawsuit by salon owners who are unable to operate, as well as a Lincoln County restaurant owner who was cited by the local sheriff for violating Cooper’s order by opening his dining room to patrons.“We ask folks to hang in there with us as we look at our numbers,” Cohen said. “We want folks to be making good decisions to protect not just themselves but their community.”A federal judge blocked a portion of Cooper’s current order preventing churches from holding indoor services attended by more than 10 people last weekend. Only a few dozen demonstrators unhappy with Cooper’s stay-at-home order gathered on a rainy Tuesday morning for a weekly rally in downtown Raleigh — the ReopenNC group putting on previous rallies instead urged supporters to call or email Cooper’s office.More than half of North Carolina’s virus-related deaths involved residents in nursing homes, according to DHHS data. Seventeen nursing homes have now recorded 10 or more patient deaths, with The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro recording the most at 21, a department’s report said.Nearly 2,000 positive cases have now been reported involving 26 outbreaks at meat-processing plants in 17 counties, a DHHS spokesperson said Tuesday.For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within weeks. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the highly contagious virus can cause severe symptoms and be fatal.North Carolina is now in Phase 2 of Gov. Roy Cooper's reopening plan, which officialy started across the state at 5 p.m. Friday.Click the video player above for the live press conference from the state task force.AdvertisementThe new executive order can be read .Under Phase 2 of Cooper's plan, the stay-at-home order was lifted.The following places will open to limited capacities and with social distancing measures in effect:The following places are still closed during Phase 2:The new order allows gatherings of ten people indoors and 25 people outdoors if people are adhering to social distancing guidelines.Restaurants are able to seat patrons again in time for the profitable Memorial Day weekend. "Not every restaurant will be able to open by Friday evening and some may choose not to open at all.," Cooper said. "Show them some courtesy patience as they weigh how to best serve their customers and stay safe." The North Carolina Restaurant &amp; Lodging Association posted online what appeared to be interim from the Department of Health and Human Services, dated Friday, that would allow restaurants to bring in customers to 50% capacity, with tables at least six feet apart and workers “strongly recommended” to wear face coverings.“NC restaurants look forward to welcoming you back into our dining rooms,” association CEO Lynn Minges tweeted on Tuesday.This content is imported from Twitter.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.NC restaurants look forward to welcoming you back into our dining rooms. — Lynn Minges (@lynnminges)North Carolina health officials previously announced that they greatly expanded the scope of in the state, encouraging doctors to order tests for higher-risk individuals even when they show no symptoms. “We want anyone who needs a test to get one. This is particularly important for those at high-risk for severe illness, those at greatest risk for exposure and those who are being disproportionately impacted by this virus,” state Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said in a news release.That could include people age 65 or over, African American residents, prisoners, migrant workers, grocery-store clerks and first responders. People with symptoms and those in close contact with COVID-19 patients also should continue to have testing access, the protocol says.DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen and Cooper have said the governor’s decisions are based on key case, testing, tracing and hospitalization trends. Cohen said on Tuesday the trends, which are based on rolling daily averages, are “not perfect but they are largely stable.”Cohen acknowledged the threat of a lawsuit by salon owners who are unable to operate, as well as a Lincoln County restaurant owner who was by the local sheriff for violating Cooper’s order by opening his dining room to patrons.“We ask folks to hang in there with us as we look at our numbers,” Cohen said. “We want folks to be making good decisions to protect not just themselves but their community.”A federal judge blocked a portion of Cooper’s current order preventing churches from holding indoor services attended by more than 10 people last weekend.Only a few dozen demonstrators unhappy with Cooper’s stay-at-home order gathered on a rainy Tuesday morning for a weekly rally in downtown Raleigh — the ReopenNC group putting on previous rallies instead urged supporters to call or email Cooper’s office.More than half of North Carolina’s virus-related deaths involved residents in nursing homes, according to DHHS data. Seventeen nursing homes have now recorded 10 or more patient deaths, with The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro recording the most at 21, a department’s said.Nearly 2,000 positive cases have now been reported involving 26 outbreaks at meat-processing plants in 17 counties, a DHHS spokesperson said Tuesday.For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within weeks. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the highly contagious virus can cause severe symptoms and be fatal.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementNorth Carolina in Phase 2 of Gov. Cooper's reopening planHide TranscriptShow TranscriptON SCIENCE AND DATA. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF NORTH CAROLINIANS HAVE PREPARED US TO MOVE TO PHASE TWO. YOU WILL SEE ON THE GRASS BUT OVERALL THE TREND HAS BEEN STABLE BUT THE DATA ALSO SHOWS US WE NEED TO B CAUTIOUS AND STAY VIGILANT TO CONTINUE TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. AS A REMINDER, WE LOOK AT A COMBINATION OF TRENDS THAT GUIDE OU DECISION-MAKING INCLUDING LOOKING AT COVID-LIKE SYNDROMIC CASES, LAB-CONFIRM CASES, POSITIVE TESTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TESTS,...

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