The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, its manufacturer announced Thursday — a long-awaited step in the global vaccine race.
Local leaders are encouraging people who have participated in recent protests to get tested for COVID-19. It comes as Mecklenburg County sees an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive.
NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway and Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway. All fans will be screened before entering and required to wear face coverings, among other revised protocols.
Gov. Roy Cooper says coronavirus metrics are going in the wrong direction. North Carolina COVID-19 stats show there are currently 739 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus, the highest day of hospitalizations since the beginning of the pandemic.
The North Carolina High School Athletics Association has announced its decision to lift its current dead period on June 15 and allow sports to resume.
There are more than 33,200 known coronavirus cases statewide. Mecklenburg still has the most cases in the state with 5,057. North Carolina is also reporting a record high for hospitalizations, with 717 people currently hospitalized statewide.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19-associated pediatric death in North Carolina.
Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday unveiled a state commission and other initiatives to address socioeconomic and health disparities for African Americans and Latinos in North Carolina underscored since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catawba County Public Health is investigating a newly identified outbreak of COVID-19 at Brookdale Senior Living – Falling Creek, where 2 residents have tested positive for the virus.
Organizers indicate parts of the Republican National Convention could remain in Charlotte, despite President Trump's tweets about moving it to another city. The parties involved in the contract will meet on Thursday.
North Carolina legislators want to make available another $300 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration to cover additional government expenses incurred due to the virus.
Organizers of the Republican National Convention say they will begin visiting alternative host cities. It comes as Governor Roy Cooper says he can't guarantee a full-scale convention in Charlotte this August.
There are plenty of signs in the statistics that South Carolina is seeing a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
The Republican National Committee says it wants to hear from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper by Wednesday on whether the state can fully accommodate the party’s national convention in August this summer.
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, saying it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global organization.
The Republican National Committee has responded to a letter from North Carolina's top doctor. Dr. Mandy Cohen asked the RNC to submit written plans that detail options that can be put into place depending on where Charlotte is in August in terms of the pandemic.
Hundreds of furloughed people working for the company that staffs the Charlotte Douglas Airport restaurants may soon be without health coverage.
Now, state lawmakers are pushing back against the order.
Local hospitals and other retailers are also using the system.
The United States was on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a once-unthinkable toll that now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public health officials predict a resurgence by fall.
The North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced Wednesday that he obtained a preliminary injunction against Charlotte-based A1 Towing Solutions, Inc. and its owner David Jewel Satterfield.
Gyms and fitness studios are not supposed to reopen under phase two. The state health director saying gyms are high risk because of the indoor activity, where people are in close proximity with others. The loophole: outdoor fitness classes.
President Donald Trump is demanding an answer from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper within a week regarding the Repubican National Convention.
As of 2PM today, there were 3,366 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 78 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents. Data as of yesterday are further described below.
North Carolina Secretary of Health Dr. Mandy Cohen has written a letter to the President and CEO of the Republican National Convention following President Trump's threat to move the RNC to another state if Governor Cooper's coronavirus restrictions didn't allow full participation.
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