Updates From This Week (December 6-December 12)
December 8, 2020
Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen announced that North Carolina will begin a Modified Stay at Home Order after a rapid increase in North Carolina’s key COVID-19 trends.
Executive Order 181, which requires people to stay at home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., takes effect Friday, December 11 and will be in place until at least January 8, 2021.
The Order requires restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, personal care businesses and more to close at 10 pm. Travel to and from work; to obtain food, medical care, fuel or social services; or to take care of a family member is exempted.
Read more in the Frequently Asked Questions.
Download the PDF file here:
https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO-181-FAQ.pdf
Secretary Cohen also provided an update on North Carolina’s COVID-19 County Alert System map.
Download the PDF file here:
https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/dashboard/COVID-19-County-Alert-System-Report.pdf
The number of red counties (critical community spread) has more than doubled since November 23, up to 48 red counties from 20 red counties. There are now 34 orange counties (substantial community spread), as compared to 42 orange counties from the previous report.
With today’s report, more than 80 percent of the state’s counties fall into the red or orange tier.
The Governor’s full press release, including additional links, can be found here:
https://governor.nc.gov/news/key-metrics-increasing-rapidly-north-carolina-begin-modified-stay-home-order-slow-covid-19
Stay safe everyone.
❤ lmsp
