Gov. Cooper 2:00pm Briefing Today (1/4/22) & DHHS Updates
Monroe, Kevin A
Good Morning,
Governor Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force will hold a briefing today (Tuesday January 4, 2022) at 2:00pm to share updates on COVID-19. You may watch on PBS North Carolina (Formerly UNC-TV) or via live stream here: https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference
If you are not able to view in real time, all previous COVID-19 briefings by Governor Cooper and Dr. Cohen may be viewed in English and Spanish at https://www.unctv.org/coronavirus/
(Current as of COB Yesterday 1/3/22)
There are 12,989 newly reported cases with a percent positive rate of 27.4%. There are 2,722 people hospitalized with COVID-19. (For a point of reference, here are the numbers from 12/17/21: 4,165 newly reported cases with a percent positive rate of 7.5%. 1,604 people hospitalized). Sadly we have 19,457 confirmed deaths as a result of the Pandemic. Currently 74% of the adult population has been vaccinated with at least one dose and 69% of the adult population has been fully vaccinated. More information is available on the NCDHHS Dashboard available here: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard
Feel free to call or email with questions and continue to keep safe!
Kevin
KEVIN A. MONROE
Director for Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Governor Roy Cooper
600 East 4th St. Suite 231 | Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Office: 704-330-5290 | Cell: 980-259-9734
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