Schools keep kids fed during pandemic
North Carolina is regularly ranked as one of the 10 hungriest states in the nation. According to Feeding America data from 2018, North Carolina had a child food insecurity rate of 19.3 percent, with Haywood County at a rate of 21 percent. During the pandemic, Feeding America found that a majority of food banks report seeing a record increase in the number of people needing help, with an average increase of 60 percent across the country.
Many children in the United States depend heavily on school meals for regular sustenance. The USDA and local school nutrition programs have been working to ensure that doesn’t change during the pandemic.
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Case numbers
Yesterday, 26 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Haywood County, bringing the total number of cases in the last seven days to 251.
There are currently 241 individuals in isolation after testing positive, and 249 individuals in quarantine because they were in close contact with someone testing positive.
What are your odds?
In today s video, Dr. Mark Jaben, county medical director, provides some odds. He cites a study that concludes Haywood residents in a group of 10 have a 20% chance of being with someone infected with COVID. The risk is 85 percent if it s a group of 100. Dr. Mark Jaben
Haywood County Medical Director