Thomas Lott
The Cabarrus County Board of Education voted 5-2 Monday at a special called meeting to make mask wearing optional on campuses starting this academic year at CCS. Holly Grimsley, Tim Furr, Rob Walter, Laura Blackwell and Denise Adcock voted in favor of the motion, while Carolyn Carpenter and Keshia Sandidge voted against it.
What was on the table in this vote on all Cabarrus County Schools campuses included 3 feet of social distancing for all students and 6 feet for students and teachers, optional mask wearing from kindergarten through 12th grade, adopting the North Carolina Toolkit recommendations for isolation and quarantine, and mandatory masking for all bus riders.
South Carolina reports nearly 800 new COVID-19 cases, percent positive rises above 12%
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South Carolina reports 230 new coronavirus cases, percent positive remains above 7% WBTV Web Staff © Provided by WBTV Charlotte Coronavirus cases in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTV) - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 230 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
Since the pandemic started, South Carolina has had 497,093 confirmed positive cases of the virus. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in South Carolina is 8,696.
A total of 8,343,597 COVID-19 tests have been performed statewide. The percent positive for cases is 7.4 percent.
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Following the CDC’s announcement that the COVID-19 B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant has been classified as a Variant of Concern (VOC), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is doubling down on its call for all eligible people to get vaccinated.