The County of Wayne has contracted with North State Medical Transport and MedEx Medical Transport to provide non-emergency ambulatory transportation for residents in Wayne County. The contracts took effect Friday. These non-emergency transport providers will be replacing WayneNet, a non-emergency transport service operated by the county since 2006. The Wayne County Board of Commissioners made…… read more »
Wayne County was spared some of the worst damage from Tropical Storm Isaias. Isaias started to impact Wayne County late Monday night as hurricane. By early Tuesday morning, Isaias had been downgraded to a tropical storm. The National Weather Service Office in Raleigh reports a wind gust of 47 mph was recorded in Wayne County…… read more »
A State of Emergency has been declared in Wayne County due to Tropical Storm Isaias. Wayne County Board of Commissioners Chair Ray Mayo signed the State of Emergency proclamation Monday afternoon. It covers all areas within the jurisdiction of Wayne County. There are no restrictions due to the declaration at this time. Click here to…… read more »
For 95 years the United Way of Wayne County has worked to help connect resources to the needs of our community. UWWC has been relied upon for support during natural disasters, and most recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing support to multiple organizations including Wayne County Public Schools and UNC Healthcare. Effective immediately, the UWWC…… read more »
Over 250 residents took advantage of the latest round of free COVID-19 testing in Wayne County. This past week, the Wayne County Health Department and Wayne UNC Health Care again teamed up to offer the free coronavirus testing at C.B. Aycock High School in Pikeville. According to Wayne County Government, 152 tests were administered on…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 2,324 total positive cases of COVID-19. 98 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities and 1,774 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 2,081 of the 2,324 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated total…… read more »
Hundreds continue to utilize the free COVID-19 testing being offered in Wayne County. This past week, the Wayne County Health Department and Wayne UNC Health Care again teamed up to offer free COVID-19 testing — this time at Grantham Middle School. 246 residents were tested for the virus during between the two testing days on Tuesday…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 2,217 total positive cases of COVID-19. 93 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities and 1,672 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 1,956 of the 2,217 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated total…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 2,098 total positive cases of COVID-19. 93 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities and 1,553 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 1,859 of the 2,098 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated total…… read more »
Wayne County has recorded over 2,000 cases of coronavirus. According to Tuesday’s update from Wayne County Government, there have been 2,051 total positive cases of COVID-19 in the county. While that total keeps rising, the number of active cases is slowly shrinking. As of Tuesday, there were an estimated 219 active cases of COVID-19 in…… read more »
