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Macon County COVID-19 News
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COVID-19 in the USA
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Here is an update for this afternoon on how humanity is dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic that is caused by SARS CoV-2. The story is told through links to news outlets, research papers, and videos. They are presented without comment.
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Macon County COVID-19 News
Data from Macon County Public Health as of this afternoon and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to August 28th [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
546 Detected Cases (+7 in one day)
30 Active Positive (-2 in one day)
512 Recovered (+9 in one day)
4 Death (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
5001 MCPH Tests (+68 in one day)
1755 Tests by Others (unchanged)
6756 Total Tests (+68 in one day)
143 Tests Pending Results (+53 in one day)
Macon County Schools Update
Schools started back on Monday, August 17th with most children attending school twice a week for in-person instruction. High School students will attend one day a week, with an opportunity for extra instruction on Fridays.
Yesterday's COVID-19 report is available. [LINK]
PRESS RELEASE
Macon County Schools
2:36pm
As of today, Friday, August 28th, the number of positive COVID-19 cases have stabilized throughout our school system. Therefore, Macon County Schools, in partnership with the Macon County Public Health Department, have made the decision to continue our current course of action in serving our students. Macon Early College, Highlands School, Nantahala School, and all K-4 schools in the Franklin area will continue with their current plan. Franklin High School, Mountain View Intermediate School, Macon Middle School and Union Academy will remain in remote learning as announced earlier this week. As planned, September 7-11, 2020 will be a remote learning week for all schools (with the exception of Monday, September 7th which is the Labor Day Holiday). Additional details and updates will be released as we move forward. We ask that the community join us in adhering to the social distancing protocols as well as the 3 W’s- Wear, Wait & Wash- so that all students may return to school soon.
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Macon County Schools
12:21pm
Today, we were notified that a staff member at Iotla Valley Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual is currently under quarantine. Contact tracing is currently underway through the Macon County Health Department. Any student or staff member identified through the contact tracing will be notified. Macon County Schools will continue to work closely with the Macon County Health Department as we monitor this situation.
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Videos
Dr John Campbell
Update from Iraq
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Pandemic Heroes and Pandemic Documentaries
Two Bulgarian doctors, father and son, passed away from the virus. The mother, a nurse, is intubated [LINK]
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Research Papers, Clinical Trials, and News About Such
Information Warfare on United States’ Citizens: How China Weaponized COVID-19 [LINK]
Washington University develops COVID-19 saliva test Test is faster, simpler than nasal, oral swab tests and enables screening on a massive scale [LINK]
A New Era of Coronavirus Testing Is About to Begin [LINK]
J&J to start mid-stage coronavirus vaccine trials in three European countries [LINK]
7 Signs You May Have Had COVID-19 Without Realizing It, According to Doctors [LINK]
Antiviral drug used to treat coronavirus infection in cats may be effective against SARS-CoV-2, says study [LINK]
Another COVID-19 reinfection: This time second infection was more severe [LINK]
New iOS 13.7 Update Features COVID-19 Exposure Notifications (without a Separate App) [LINK]
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Masks, Masks, Masks
(Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!)
New Zealand introduces $300 instant fines for not wearing a mask on public transport [LINK]
Customers spit, kick, and curse at Triangle restaurant employees when asked to put on a mask [LINK]
Delta Air Lines has put 240 people on ‘no fly list’ for not wearing masks, CEO says [LINK]
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Back to School
Download a PDF of "LIGHTING OUR WAY FORWARD: North Carolina's Guidebook for Re-opening Schools" [LINK]
Cheerleader, fellow students defy parents' 'No Mask Monday' protest [LINK]
Union workers at Georgia College to stage "die-in" to protest nation-leading COVID rate [LINK]
Gov. DeSantis lashes out at school coronavirus reports (Florida) [LINK]
Kids with asymptomatic coronavirus infections may shed virus for weeks, scientists say [LINK]
Frank White proposes giving $5 million in COVID-19 aid to help school districts (Jackson County in Kansas City) [LINK]
College towns growing alarmed over outbreaks among students - Open Source Intelligence [LINK]
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COVID-19 in the USA
Former top Pentagon strategist calculates how badly the US has performed on COVID compared to the other G20 nations: 126,000 excess deaths and counting [LINK]
Millions of Americans could lose their electricity as COVID-19 shutoff moratoriums expire [LINK]
US surpasses 180,000 virus deaths [LINK]
Messaging about Covid-19 has changed too much and too often, quickly evolving from “flatten the curve” to something very different, so Americans aren't listening [LINK]
Nearly every California GOP state senator in quarantine after coronavirus exposure. [LINK]
'I had to plan my funeral': Bodybuilder nurse battles long-term complications from COVID-19 [LINK]
Foster Farms Ordered to Shut Down COVID-19-Stricken Central Valley Poultry Plant | KQED [LINK]
Two P.R. experts at the F.D.A. have been removed after the fiasco over convalescent plasma. [LINK]
Texas coronavirus cases fall, along with testing numbers [LINK]
New Iowa COVID-19 Cases Jump Past 2,500 & 12 More Deaths Reported [LINK]
Texas Bars Can Reopen If They Sell Food From Food Trucks or Vendors [LINK]
3,815 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Friday; 89 new deaths [LINK]
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COVID-19 Around the World
The police say no to the new public proposal (Sweden)
The police say no to the proposal to allow larger audiences at certain events. The authority points out that resources are lacking to ensure that the rules are followed. [SWEDISH]
Kentucky man faces $750,000 fine, possible jail time for violating Canada's Quarantine Act [LINK]
Merkel says pandemic to worsen, to focus on social cohesion, economy [LINK]
Coronavirus? This 24 y/o women with kidney disease broke quarantine so she can go on vacation. [GREEK]
Greece bans flights from Barcelona, extends COVID-19 travel restrictions [LINK]
Coronavirus: in Italy 1,462 more cases, 9 more dead [LINK]
Coronavirus cases continue to level off in England [LINK]
Isle of Man goes 100 days without a new case of COVID-19 [LINK]
Only ten days of isolation for patients with COVID-19 in Quebec [LINK]
Coronavirus cases in Latin America pass 7 million [LINK]
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Sports, Entertainment, Public Transportation, and Other Crowded Venues
Santa Clara church fined $15,000 for holding indoor services [LINK]
Smash Mouth Sturgis show connected to 100+ Covid-19 cases [LINK]
Four tested positive for COVID-19 at Charlotte portion of RNC, health officials say [LINK]
MGM Resorts Lays off 18,000 Workers [LINK]
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Published at 7:00pm on Friday, August 28, 2020
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