DURHAM (WTVD)– As the novel coronavirus continues to spread out in North Carolina, location hospitals are prepping for a potential surge of clients.
Here are the most recent updates about COVID-19, the illness triggered by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina:
12: 30 p.m.
The first case of coronavirus in Hoke County has been documented. The client was informed on Wednesday after being checked on Monday. The client remains in seclusion in the house.
12: 15 p.m.
President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Advancement will suspend all foreclosures and evictions up until the end of April.
Trump will stimulate the Defense Production Act and will sign it later on today. 2 healthcare facility ships are being prepared (Grace and Comfort).
Coronavirus map reveals where COVID-19 has actually spread out in US
10: 45 a.m.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Person Services reports the variety of positive coronavirus cases is now at63 There are now new cases in Guilford and Lincoln counties. Here’s a county-by-county breakdown:
- 17 cases in Wake County
- 12 cases in Durham County
- 3 cases in Chatham County
- 4 cases in Harnett County
- 2 cases in Johnston County
- 1 case in Sampson County
- 1 case in Wayne County
- 1 case in Wilson County
- 11 cases in Mecklenburg County
- 1 case in Iredell County
- 1 case in Cabarrus County
- 2 cases in Forsyth County
- 1 case in Watauga County
- 1 case in Guilford County
- 1 case in Brunswick County
- 1 case in Onslow County
- 1 case in Craven County
- 1 case in Lincoln County
9: 30 a.m.
UNC Health established triage tents to screen patients before they enter the medical facility.
” We wish to ensure that individuals walking through the limit of the emergency department require to be there, indicating they need active resuscitation, they need to be looked after for a severe problem,” Dr. Daniel Park, a doctor in the department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, said in a tape-recorded interview. “If they are otherwise well and they want to be evaluated, we are referring them out to the breathing diagnostic centers for screening there.”
Park included the screenings are to secure any immunocompromised or otherwise vulnerable patients inside UNC medical facilities.
Park stated the idea of the tent is to offer drive-up screenings for clients with breathing signs so clients wouldn’t need to leave their vehicles.
6: 00 a.m.
Triangle medical facilities are altering their action to the novel coronavirus weighing choices as the virus continues to evolve and spread.
Wednesday early morning, Duke Hospital started setting up tents in the parking lot.
How does coronavirus testing work?
The health center said the tents will be utilized for screening in case there’s an abrupt surge of patients. Duke did a couple of drive-up screenings of COVID-19 for a little group of clients. The patients got prescriptions.
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