COVID-19

Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots available for high-risk groups

RALEIGH — To strengthen and extend protections against severe illness, North Carolinians at high risk for serious illness or exposure…

3 years ago

North Carolina Increasing Capacity to Offer Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced four new locations offering monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for treatment of…

3 years ago

Erlanger Health System implements no visitor policy

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in our region, the visitor policy for all Erlanger facilities has been updated…

3 years ago

Immunocompromised People Can Now Receive Additional Dose of Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines

RALEIGH — North Carolinians who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines can now begin receiving…

3 years ago

Gov. Cooper Issues Executive Order to Relax State’s Outdoor Mask Mandate and Ease Mass Gathering Limits

RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. gave an…

3 years ago

COVID-19 outbreak identified at Cherokee County Detention Center

MURPHY, NC - An outbreak of Covid-19 has been identified at the Cherokee County Detention Center. Seven staff members and…

3 years ago

Governor Cooper Extends Modified Stay At Home Order

Governor Cooper extended North Carolina’s Modified Stay At Home Order that requires people to be at home from 10 pm…

3 years ago

North Carolina Expands Pre-Thanksgiving No-Cost COVID-19

RALEIGH: This weekend, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is offering more than 120 no-cost COVID-19…

3 years ago

Ask The Doc! Fighting Off Covid-19

This morning, The doctors address a comment left on one of the Ask The Doc Segments. What drugs are good…

4 years ago

Ask The Doc! College And Covid-19

This morning, the doctors discuss how colleges are dealing with Covid-19. When a Student tests positive, the colleges continue classes…

4 years ago

Cherokee County NC announces fourth COVID-19 death

A Cherokee County resident that was previously reported to have COVID-19 has died from complications of COVID-19. This individual was…

4 years ago

Cherokee County Schools following Cooper’s Plan B option

CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. – Cherokee County Schools chose to operate under N.C. Governor Roy Cooper’s Plan B scenario for the…

4 years ago

Cherokee County announces third COVID-19 death

CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. - A Cherokee County resident that was reported to have COVID-19 has died from complications of COVID-19.…

4 years ago

North Carolina requires face coverings and social distancing for schools

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen were joined…

4 years ago

Cherokee County announces 2nd COVID-19 death

CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC - A resident that was reported to have COVID-19 on Monday, June 29 has died from complications.…

4 years ago

Murphy changes Independence Day celebrations

MURPHY, N.C. - Murphy's changing up its Independence Day event in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and extension of Phase…

4 years ago