SITUATION UPDATE: MAY 29
As of 11 a.m. today:
NC Cases |
NC Deaths |
NC Tests Completed |
NC Currently Hospitalized |
26,488 |
859 |
391,231 |
680 |
More data are available online at www.ncdhhs.gov/covid-19-case-count-nc.
Daily Updates:
ICYMI:
Daily Updates:
- There is no dial-in media briefing regarding COVID-19 planned for today. Details on the next media briefing will be included in Monday’s June 1 Situation Update.
- NCDHHS is requesting Congressional support to extend the Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to provide food for children beyond the traditional school calendar year. Extending P-EBT benefits through the summer months would help provide the families of nearly half of North Carolina school children about $250 in additional support per child to buy groceries. Read more in the press release and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen's letter to the NC Congressional delegation.
- Governor Roy Cooper has announced that North Carolina has received a $6 million federal grant to support jobs and workforce training to help address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
- NCDHHS Secretary Cohen shared a letter in response to Republican National Convention organizers. Governor's Office spokesperson Sadie Weiner shared the following statement: "North Carolina will continue working with the RNC to ensure the convention can be held safely."
ICYMI:
- In a short video, Reverend Prince R. Rivers shares information from NCDHHS about the 3 Ws (Wear, Wait and Wash) and discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on African American and LatinX communities.
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