As of Friday, May 22, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 947 total positive cases of COVID-19. 69 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities and 409 cases are from outside any type of congregate living areas. 647 of the 947 cases are estimated to have recovered from COVID-19. An…… read more »
Wayne County records its 17th and 18th COVID-19 deaths. According to Wayne County Government, the latest coronavirus-related deaths occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first individual was in their mid-30s and had underlying health conditions. The second individual was in their early-60s and also had underlying health conditions. Both of these latest COVID-19 deaths did…… read more »
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of central North Carolina, including the following areas, Durham, Johnston, Orange, Person, Sampson, Wake, and Wayne. * Through Thursday evening * Multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rain will result in additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3…… read more »
Wayne County continues to closely monitor the coronavirus situation. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, interim Health Director Ken Stern gave an update on the latest local COVID-19 figures. Stern says the county is tracking outbreaks at the O’Berry Center and Cherry Hospital. 11 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at O’Berry Center. …… read more »
It’s a wet week in Wayne County and much of North Carolina. According to the National Weather Service, further periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected later Wednesday afternoon and into the overnight hours. Anticipated rainfall amounts of 1 – 2 inches could result in flooding in some isolated areas, especially low-lying or poor…… read more »
As of Tuesday morning’s update from Wayne County Government, the county had recorded 867 total positive cases of COVID-19. It is estimated 603 of those patients have recovered. Only 330 of the county’s total cases came from outside congregate care facilities (Neuse Correctional Institution, nursing homes, etc.) 469 of the county’s positive COVID-19 cases were…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 788 total positive cases of COVID-19. 59 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities, 469 cases were offenders from Neuse Correctional Institute, and 260 cases are from outside any type of congregate living areas. 571 of the 788 cases are estimated…… read more »
As of Tuesday, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reports 15,346 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in North Carolina. 577 of those cases have resulted in death. At a media briefing Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper said North Carolina had doubled its testing for COVID-19 as it prepared to enter Phase 1 of lifting…… read more »
– From the Office of Gov. Roy Cooper – The White House and FEMA have granted Governor Roy Cooper’s April 9 request for a federal disaster declaration for eighteen counties that suffered damages from severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in February. “These strong storms caused damage in North Carolina, and this disaster declaration will help…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department is tracking 709 positive cases of COVID-19. 469 of these cases are offenders at the Neuse Correctional Institute in Goldsboro, 44 cases are from a congregate care facility, and 196 cases are from outside a congregate care facility. The health department received notice of two additional deaths…… read more »
