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GARLAND, N.C. (WECT) - Bladen County Animal Services has identified a rabies case in a feral cat in the Cypress Creek township near the Bull Street and Old .
Bladen County Health Department partners with schools to vaccinate teachers
Bladen County prioritized teachers at vaccine clinic Wednesday By Zach Solon | February 24, 2021 at 2:10 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 11:51 PM
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Teachers and school employees are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina, and the Bladen County Health Department is wasting no time to get educators their first doses.
“We actually put aside all of our slots for today and tomorrow for school personnel here in the county,” said Dr. Terri Duncan, director of the Bladen County Health Department.
The department opened its doors this morning for 150 appointments reserved for teachers and staff at Bladen County Schools.
The Fayetteville Observer
As of Thursday, about 781,802 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in North Carolina since the start of the pandemic. More than 9,600 people have died from the virus since March 2020, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in their daily dashboard report.
The state s health officials are closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 as the state prepares for more vaccinations and the return of in-person classes this year.
Health departments in Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson and Sampson counties continue to update the public with the latest numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in their counties. The results are as follows.
Former New Hanover County Health Director Philip Tarte signs a beam at the now-finished Department of Health and Human Services headquarters. The reasons for Tarte’s departure are unclear. (Port City Daily/Courtesy New Hanover County)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY Phillip Tarte, the director of the New Hanover County Health Department, is no longer employed with the agency, a county spokesperson confirmed Friday. The county’s website lists David Howard previously Tarte’s deputy as interim health director.
Commissioner Rob Zapple said Friday that County Manager Chris Coudriet told commissioners Tarte is no longer employed by New Hanover County.
Tarte was hired in 2016 to lead an agency with 120 employees and a budget of nearly $11.6 million, according to a report at the time by StarNews Media. His starting salary was $130,000. Tarte is from Whiteville and worked as health director of Union County prior to coming to New Hanover.