SITUATION UPDATE: NOVEMBER 12
As of 12:00 p.m. today:
More data are available online at covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard.
Daily Update:
COVID-19 Testing:
ICYMI:
Daily Update:
- Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the state is providing COVID-19 tests to colleges and universities across North Carolina to help bolster schools’ student testing efforts in advance of Thanksgiving and holiday break. Read more.
- Since September, new COVID-19 cases have been increasing faster in rural counties, according to a new report by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Read more.
COVID-19 Testing:
- Anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested. If you are sick, use the Check My Symptoms tool to help you determine if you need a COVID-19 test. People who do not have symptoms but may have been exposed to COVID-19 should also get tested, especially people from historically marginalized communities, including Latinx/Hispanic, Black/African American and American Indian Populations, who have been disproportionately affected by the virus.
- North Carolina has upcoming testing events scheduled in Alamance, Bladen, Brunswick, Caswell, Cumberland, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Lincoln, Martin, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Stanly, Surry, Wake, Watauga and Yadkin counties. For an up-to-date list of events, visit the Community Testing Events webpage. Many events offer testing at no cost. For more details about a specific event, call ahead before you go for a test.
- North Carolina COVID-19 testing is also provided at some local health departments, doctor and clinician offices, hospitals and clinics, many pharmacy sites and retail outlets, and other community locations. Some people who work in long-term care facilities and other high-risk settings may be tested through their work. You can find testing sites by using the Find My Testing Place tool online.
ICYMI:
- Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina’s indoor mass gathering limit will be lowered to 10 people in an effort to drive down North Carolina’s key COVID-19 metrics. Executive Order 176 will go into effect Friday, November 13 and will be in place through Friday, December 4. Read more.
- NCDHHS announced Tuesday that it has upgraded the mobile-friendly ePASS website to include a Spanish language option for Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services. Read more.
- NCDHHS released new guidance for Thanksgiving celebrations and Black Friday shopping to help North Carolinians gauge the risks, protect their friends and loved ones, and slow the spread of COVID-19. Read more.
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