National and State Briefing
• Governor Cooper to Ease Pandemic Restrictions After Period of Improving Metrics [LINK]
Local Briefing
Macon County Public Health has been notified by NCDHHS that the county will be receiving 500 first doses per week for the next three weeks and has been approved for a "Special Event Allotment" of 1,170 doses which the health department will deliver between Feb 22nd and Feb 26th. To register to receive the vaccine and to be contacted when appointments for your group are available, please call 828-524-1500. The vaccine call center is open from 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Monday, until further notice.
Macon County Public Health has been notified by NCDHHS that the county will be receiving 500 first doses per week for the next three weeks and has been approved for a "Special Event Allotment" of 1,170 doses which the health department will deliver between Feb 22nd and Feb 26th. To register to receive the vaccine and to be contacted when appointments for your group are available, please call 828-524-1500. The vaccine call center is open from 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Monday, until further notice.
Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since April 17th. The health department has started releasing information about vaccine delivery, so those numbers will be included here also, as well as charted.
VACCINE DELIVERY
(The health department received its first shipment on December 30th)
(note--these numbers are on the day reported, not necessarily given since some shots may be given after the daily report is published, Also, there are often more shots in the vials than reported on the manifest, so total shots will not match reported inventory)
VACCINE DELIVERY
(The health department received its first shipment on December 30th)
| CATEGORY | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccines Given Today | 4 | 368 | 439 | 448 | 456 | 1715 |
| Inventory | 800 | 446 | 780 | 690 | 300 | 300 |
| Vaccines Given (total) | 4378 | 4748 | 5185 | 5633 | 6089 | 6089 |
POSITIVE CASES IN THE SCHOOLS THIS WEEK
Cases in Macon County
2974 Detected
(+5 from Thursday and +53 from last Friday and +306 from four weeks ago)
59 Active
(-9 from Thursday and +11 last Friday and -463from four weeks ago)
2885 Recovered
(+14 from Thursday and +40 last Friday and +757 from four weeks ago)
30 Deaths
(unchanged from Thursday and +2 from last Friday and +12 from four weeks ago)
Testing in Macon County
9217 by MCPH
(+11 from Thursday and +89 from last Friday and +476 from four weeks ago)
8368 by Others
(+36 from Thursday and +192 from last Friday and +1370 from four weeks ago)
17585 total
(+47 from Thursday and +281 from last Friday and +1846 from four weeks ago)
64 tests pending results
(-14 from Thursday and +1 from last Friday and -31 from four weeks ago)
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Published at 6:33pm on Friday, February 26, 2021
| SCHOOL | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartoogechaye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin High | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Highlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Iotla Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macon Early | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macon Middle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mountain View | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nantahala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Macon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Union Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS FOR DAY | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
2974 Detected
(+5 from Thursday and +53 from last Friday and +306 from four weeks ago)
59 Active
(-9 from Thursday and +11 last Friday and -463from four weeks ago)
2885 Recovered
(+14 from Thursday and +40 last Friday and +757 from four weeks ago)
30 Deaths
(unchanged from Thursday and +2 from last Friday and +12 from four weeks ago)
Testing in Macon County
9217 by MCPH
(+11 from Thursday and +89 from last Friday and +476 from four weeks ago)
8368 by Others
(+36 from Thursday and +192 from last Friday and +1370 from four weeks ago)
17585 total
(+47 from Thursday and +281 from last Friday and +1846 from four weeks ago)
64 tests pending results
(-14 from Thursday and +1 from last Friday and -31 from four weeks ago)
CROWDFUNDING OR DAY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 6:33pm on Friday, February 26, 2021
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