COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on June 15
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More than 200 new cases reported
At least 1,009,198 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 13,296 have died since March 2020, according to state health officials.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 272 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, down from 284 on Monday.
Four additional coronavirus-related deaths were reported Tuesday. Deaths don’t necessarily occur on the day the state reports them. The state health department revises its daily figures as information becomes available.
At least 510 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus as of Tuesday, up from 484 the day before.
As of Sunday — the latest day with available data — 2.7% of coronavirus tests were reported positive. Health officials say 5% or lower is the target rate to slow the spread of the virus.
Roughly 54% of adults in North Carolina have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine and about 51% were fully vaccinated as of Tuesday. State health officials round vaccination numbers to the nearest whole number.
What does returning to live concerts look like?
Concert venues are reopening for shows this summer after a more than year-long hiatus with a “patchwork” of guidelines to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Those guidelines include building to bigger crowds, contactless service, strict cleaning protocols and some social distancing, The News & Observer reported. Most events, however, won’t require masks or vaccination proof.
“I think that one thing that I’ve learned over this last year is that if you try and forecast our collective behavior and where the regulations will be, you’re going to end up spinning your wheels,”said David Brower, executive director of event organizer PineCone in Raleigh.
Duke hospitals allow overnight visitors again
Duke’s three hospitals in the Triangle will now allow overnight visitors for the first time since March 2020.
The updated policy went into effect Monday, which Duke Health Officials attributed it to a decrease in the spread of the coronavirus and increased vaccinations, The News & Observer reported.
“Visitors are actually good medicine,” said Katie Galbraith, president of Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. “Having loved ones present in the hospital is really important to our patients and their loved ones.”
Under the new policy, overnight visitors are allowed in single-occupancy rooms and have to stay in the room during their visits.
This story was originally published June 15, 2021 at 7:01 AM.
