RALEIGH â North Carolina received more than $4.9 million federal funds for small rural hospitals in the state to provide COVID-19 testing and mitigation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced on July 30. The program will provide increased COVID-19 testing to rural populations ensuring an equitable distribution across the state.
Nineteen hospitals will receive up to $258,376 to increase COVID-19 testing efforts, expand access to testing in rural communities and expand the range of COVID-19 mitigation activities to meet community needs. All 19 hospitals have fewer than 50 beds or are critical access hospitals.
âThis funding is key in providing an equitable response to COVID-19 in our rural communities. Rural hospitals are well-positioned as trusted health care providers in their communities to encourage COVID-19 vaccination and testing, especially in places where many people feel uncertain about getting vaccinated,â said Maggie Sauer, Dir
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RALEIGH â Approximately 58 percent of all adults age 18 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with 46 percent of the total population having been fully vaccinated, according to statistics from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as of Monday, July 26.
The organization reports that more than 9.69 million total doses of vaccine have been administered in the state as of July 26, noting that of individuals 65 years of age and older, 86 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 84 percent have received their full allotment. Of individuals 12 and older, 58 percent of the stateâs residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine, with 54 percent being completely vaccinated.
July 18, 1889: The Comet reported several interesting pieces of information about Johnson City area residents.
âMr. Ed Lynn is the new Secretary and Treasurer at the Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works.â
âMrs. Sam Simons and daughter, Lottie May, have returned from Cranberry. The child is improved in health.â
âGen. Wilder yesterday deeded the lot on which the new Baptist Church is built at Roan Mountain, and then gave ten dollars in cash.â
âMayor Ike T. Jobe calls the board together every few nights now and is settling down to work nicely. He presides with dignity and keeps both eyes open for Johnson City interests.â
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