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​SITUATION UPDATE: AUGUST 7

​As of 12:00 p.m. today:
 NC Cases
 NC Deaths
NC Tests
 Completed
NC Currently
  Hospitalized
132,812
2,134
1,939,812
1,123
More data are available online at covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard.
Daily Updates:
  • The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today announced its selection of seven vendors to hire and manage over 250 Community Health Workers, who will be deployed in 50 targeted counties to connect North Carolinians affected by COVID-19 with needed services and support. Read more.
  • NCDHHS today took additional steps to protect nursing home residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing a Secretarial Order requiring biweekly staff testing and announcing continued state funding for staff testing through November. The order mandates the existing recommendation for biweekly testing. Read more.
  • NCDHHS has upcoming community testing events in Alexander, Bertie, Cabarrus, Chowan, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Halifax, Henderson, Hertford, Jackson, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Randolph, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne and Wilson counties. For an up-to-date list of events, visit the Community Testing Events webpage. Events are listed under the name of their coordinating vendor, NCCHCA, Orig3n or Vidant Health. There is no cost for testing. Read more. 

ICYMI:
  • NCDHHS and the NC Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management (NCEM) have distributed approximately 3.5 million cloth face coverings, 4.5 million procedure masks and significant amounts of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) to targeted settings across the state. The ongoing PPE shipments support operations including schools, nursing homes, first responders, agricultural facilities, child care facilities and courthouses. Read more.