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As of 11:00 a.m., April 5, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 2,585 confirmed cases and 31 deaths. Lenoir County has 7 confirmed cases. Greene County has 6 confirmed cases. Jones County has 0 confirmed cases. This post has data going back to March 20, 2020, which showed NC at 137 cases and 0 deaths.
As of 11:00 a.m., April 4, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 2,402 confirmed cases and 24 deaths. Lenoir County has 7 confirmed cases. Greene County has 6 confirmed cases. Jones County has 0 confirmed cases.
Lenoir County Public Schools released this statement on social media today, “Please be assured that LCPS will operate its feeding program unchanged for Good Friday and the week of April 13.” More details coming next week.
In a press release issued Friday afternoon Dacona Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart U.S. shared policy changes effective Saturday, including regulating store entry and exit. The Kinston Walmart has closed entry to the Lawn & Garden and Home & Pharmacy sections. All customers must enter through the Market section on the west side of the front entrance.
See how your community is moving around differently due to COVID-19 as tracked by Google. Is your county social distancing? See mobility reports for Lenoir, Greene and Jones Counties.
Lenoir County has confirmed its sixth and seventh caseS of COVID-19.
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Governor Cooper held a press conference on Friday afternoon. He warned, “This virus is still spreading quickly, no one is immune, there is no vaccination, and social distancing is our best protection. Now is not the time for beach trips or neighborhood cookouts.”
NCDHHS continues to add more data related to COVID-19. Today’s update includes data on race.
As of 11:25 a.m., April 3, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 2,093 confirmed cases (up from 184 on Saturday, March 21) and 19 deaths. Lenoir County has 5 confirmed cases. Greene County has 5 confirmed cases. Jones County has 0 confirmed cases.
Jones County Health Department issued the following press release this morning. Topics in the release include the number of COVID-19 tests completed, Grab-n-Go Meals, childcare assistance, food access and other prevention tips.
We welcome Congressman Greg Murphy, MD on this edition of Coronavirus Chat with Publisher BJ Murphy. Dr. Murphy discussed the recent CARES Act passage and its impact on small businesses, unemployed and medical supplies.
The fourth and fifth cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Lenoir County. The Lenoir County Health Department received notification of the lab-confirmed cases on Thursday, April, 2. The fourth case is related to travel outside of the State. The individual has been in isolation at home awaiting test results. The fifth case is related to travel outside of the county. Both individuals are recovering at home. To protect individual privacy, no further information will be shared.
Since the founding of the very first Chamber of Commerce in 1599, Chambers have strived to build and support their local businesses and communities. Now, in the time of a global pandemic, the local Chambers of Eastern North Carolina are working collaboratively to help their members survive and thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Salvation Army in Kinston has reached back to Christmas 2019 to pay it forward during the COVID-19 crisis. Christmas toys left over and stored awaiting the next Yule are instead being given to children under 12 in Lenoir, Greene, and Duplin Counties who have a birthday between April 1 and May 31, 2020. See the details here.
Snow Hill, NC – A fifth case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Greene County. The Greene County Department of Public Health received notification of the lab-confirmed case on Thursday, April 2. The individual was tested on March 31. The individual has been in isolation since symptom onset and is recovering at home. To date, Greene County has had five confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, three of those individuals have recovered, are doing well, and are out of isolation.
NC sees 60% jump in COVID-19 deaths in one day, bringing the total to 16.
As of 10:55 a.m., April 2, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 1,857 confirmed cases (up from 184 on Saturday, March 21) and 16 deaths. Lenoir County has 3 confirmed cases. Greene County has 4 confirmed cases (they confirmed a 5th case after NCDHHS released its daily total). Jones County has 0 confirmed cases.
