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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 July 20th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 20th [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays starting this past weekend since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
554 Detected Cases (+3 in one day)
18 Active Positive (-1 in one day)
529 Recovered (+4 in one day)
7 Deaths (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
5080 MCPH Tests (+42 in one day)
1852 Tests by Others (unchanged)
6932 Total Tests (+42 in one day)
66 Tests Pending Results (+6 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.
School Nutrition Update:
USDA has extended waivers that will allow Macon County Schools to continue to serve students through the Summer Food Service Program through December 2020. All students will continue to be able to eat for free!
In addition, this Friday, September 4th, Macon County Schools will be offering an additional meal for your child to cover our Labor Day Holiday on Monday, September 7th.
Tuesday, September 8th through Friday, September 11th will be our remote learning week. Buses will be running beginning at 9:00 am to provide our meal delivery service as well as each school will offer meal pickup from 11:00-1:00.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact School Nutrition Director David Lightner at david.lightner@macon.k12.nc.us or 828-524-3314 ext. 1010.
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
Vaccines soon
Pandemic science, Wear a mask to protect yourself
(September 1st)
MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY
COVID 19 Paper Strip Screening Tests: At-Home, Frequent, Rapid Results to Open Schools & Economy
MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 105: FDA Authorized Treatments; COVID 19 Vaccine Update
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Pandemic Heroes and Pandemic Documentaries
(no stories found today)
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Research Papers, Clinical Trials, and News About Such
2019 Coronavirus Investigation Report [LINK]
COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven't Had Any Symptoms: raising concerns about the cardiac consequences of the coronavirus [LINK]
Sleep quality has declined since COVID-19 lockdown, particularly among those working from home [LINK]
Cheap hydrocortisone drug reduces deaths in sickest COVID-19 patients, research finds [LINK]
Herd immunity without a coronavirus vaccine would ’do a lot of collateral damage’ [LINK]
CDC: Nearly 30% of health workers with COVID-19 didn't know they had it [LINK]
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Masks, Masks, Masks
(Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!)
Face shields, masks with valves ineffective against COVID-19 spread: study [LINK]
'Scared and confused:' DHS says teachers shouldn't wear N95 masks; scientist says that makes 'no sense' [LINK]
How Those Bogus Reports on 'Ineffective' Neck Gaiters Got Started [LINK]
FEMA Says It Will Stop Paying For Cloth Face Masks For Schools [LINK]
Universities are suspending students who party without masks and flout social distancing: ‘If you don’t abide by the rules, there’s no place for you here’ [LINK]
Utah Group Working to Overturn Provo Mask Mandate [LINK]
Sociopathic traits linked to not wearing a mask or social distancing during pandemic: study [LINK]
Kroger shoppers stage anti-mask rally [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]
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‘Nobody Likes Snitching’: How Rules Against Parties Are Dividing Campuses
As colleges reopen despite the pandemic, students must decide whether they are willing to blow the whistle on their classmates. [LINK]
Longtime Des Moines teacher has died from COVID-19 complications [LINK]
At least 760 University of Kentucky students have tested positive for COVID [LINK]
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COVID-19 in the USA
Excess deaths show the true impact of COVID-19 in the U.S. [LINK]
CDC report found 94% of COVID-19 deaths included comorbid factors. Here’s what that means [LINK]
CDC did not decrease US COVID-19 death toll — here’s how the data was misconstrued [LINK]
CDC Issues Sweeping Temporary Halt On Evictions Nationwide Amid Pandemic [LINK]
America shut down late to "save its economy". Now it's losing $$$ in tourism revenue. [LINK]
A New Coronavirus Adviser Roils the White House With Unorthodox Ideas
Dr. Scott Atlas arrived at the White House as a coronavirus contrarian, questioning controls like masks. He has angered top health officials while pushing a suite of disputed policy prescriptions. [LINK]
Fauci predicts 'safe and effective' coronavirus vaccine by end of year [LINK]
Americans traveled nearly 37 billion fewer miles in June due to COVID-19 [LINK]
Leaked email reveals CVS district leader instructed pharmacy staff not to tell patients their medications were filled by someone who tested positive for COVID-19 [LINK]
Employers Should Prepare for Wave of COVID-Related Wrongful Death Lawsuits [LINK]
Philadelphia mayor defends dining indoors as restaurants remain closed [LINK]
50% in U.S. Fear Bankruptcy Due to Major Health Event - Gallup - Sep 1 2020 [LINK]
Alabama ranks as worst state to work in during COVID-19 crisis: study [LINK]
Siena poll: 86 percent of New Yorkers fear a COVID-19 wave this fall [LINK]
Florida adds 2,402 coronavirus cases, 130 deaths [LINK]
As virus cases spike in Iowa, Joni Ernst spreads a debunked theory of inflated death figures. [LINK]
Sent Home to Die [LINK]
Infection rate in Texas a 'perfect storm' [LINK]
Illinois COVID-19: 2,128 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths reported [LINK]
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COVID-19 Around the World
“Shortsighted” and “Self-defeating”: US rejects global COVID-19 vaccine effort [LINK]
Ballarat woman live-streams arrest for allegedly inciting coronavirus lockdown protest on Facebook (Australia) [LINK]
Thailand Marks 100 Days Without Any Local Virus Cases [LINK]
Australia in first recession for nearly 30 years [LINK]
Spain detects more than 8,000 daily cases [LINK]
Remote tribe on India's Andaman Islands hit by coronavirus [LINK]
Silvio Berlusconi tested positive for covid-19 [LINK]
Coronavirus despair forces girls across Asia into child marriage
Thousands of girls are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the pandemic. [LINK]
COVID cluster from Chinese bus trip offers more evidence of airborne transmission [LINK]
Global effort for COVID-19 vaccine won't include USA [LINK]
Japan eyes free COVID-19 vaccines for all residents [LINK]
Hitting women hard, pandemic makes gender poverty gap wider: U.N. [LINK]
Mass anti-Netanyahu rallies are likely not a major health hazard (Israel) [LINK]
Tony Abbott: some elderly Covid patients could be left to die naturally (United Kingdom) [LINK]
Cybercriminals Target UK Universal Credit Program to Carry Out Scams [LINK]
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Sports, Entertainment, Public Transportation, and Other Crowded Venues
First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota [LINK]
More than 260 COVID-19 cases in 12 states linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota [LINK]
United Airlines to cut more than 16,000 jobs as coronavirus pummels industry [LINK]
Vikings QB Kirk Cousins on virus: 'If I die, I die' [LINK]
Covid fears grow after reports of crowding among arrivals at UK airports [LINK]
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Published at 6:00pm on Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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