Dee Taylor, director of the county s community development department, said in an email that the county s Continuum of Care normally conducts the study with a team of volunteers who are dispatched to conduct face-to-face interviews and collect information. The group opted out of the unsheltered count to prevent spreading COVID-19, butis looking into how it conducts the study for the future, she said.
The county hasn t identified any other groups who have conducted an unsheltered count in January, Taylor said.
Data from this year s sheltered count wasn t readily available by the time this story went to publication. Taylor said any current numbers might be preliminary, and that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development usually works to confirm the report toward the end of April.
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States Fail to Prioritize Homeless People for Vaccines
A nurse gives a homeless person a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. Few states have prioritized people experiencing homelessness for the vaccines.
Ringo Chiu
The Associated Press
Frank Galloway falls into the most vulnerable categories for COVID-19: He is 87, he is Black, and he is experiencing homelessness.
“It ain’t no joke,” Galloway said of the coronavirus, which has killed some of his friends in Greensboro, North Carolina. “I don t mind taking something that will help my life to keep going.”
He’s waiting for a vaccine while staying in an emergency shelter. Although the state began vaccinating people age 65 and up in mid-January, Galloway, like many others without housing, doesn’t have access to the technology and transportation that people in many places need to get a shot.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) The North Carolina Alliance of YMCAs released new data Thursday to show that the health protocols put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are apparently working.
There are 96 YMCA locations across the state. In December and January, they hosted more than 1 million visits. During that time only 38 cases of COVID-19 were reported to the YMCA.
YMCA leaders said they are dedicated to member and employee safety and work to exceed state, local and CDC guidelines.
More than 1 million visits to 96 Ys across NC in Dec-Jan but only 38 cases of #COVID-19 reported - a positivity rate of just .0038%. Our Ys have strict safety & cleaning protocols in place, and masks indoors at all times. #YSafe#SocialResponsibilityhttps://t.co/o9RpScKgSjpic.twitter.com/Iy1xst4iUE NC Alliance of YMCAs (@NCYMCAAlliance) February 25, 2021