Johnson and Johnson plans to have 10 million COVID-19 vaccines available in the USA by April. Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that the company is close to seeking an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
As the U.S. enters "what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus," President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks.
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) Last week, North Carolina saw record COVID-19 hospitalizations, with at least 3,992 patients battling COVID-19 statewide last Wednesday. But those hospitalizations didn t affect all parts of the state equally.
An analysis of the latest data from the US Department of Health and Human Services shows more COVID-19 patients occupied beds in Triangle hospitals last week than they did a month ago.
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At Duke University Hospital in Durham, 82 COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital between January 8 and January 14. That week, 98% of the hospital s 740 adult inpatient beds were occupied on average each day, an increase from 93% the week before. According to the data, an average of 113 adult COVID-19 patients occupied those beds each day, meaning COVID-19 patients occupied 16% of all inpatient beds, up from 10% a month ago.
North Carolina is reporting 6,811 COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total amount of cases to 674,637. Throughout the state, 67 more people have died from the virus. That brings the total amount of deaths to 8,083.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) State leaders have said again and again: COVID-19 did not create racial and ethnic disparities in our state, but merely shined a stark spotlight on pre-existing structural inequities.
When the pandemic first began to pick up in April and May, Black North Carolinians were disproportionately dying of COVID-19. Despite making up 22% of the population, according to Census data, Black North Carolinians accounted for 36% of COVID-19 cases and 35% of deaths by early May. While health experts couldn t point to a specific cause for this disparity, one important factor was that Black North Carolinians disproportionately suffer from the chronic conditions the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified as risk factors for severe disease from COVID-19.