Because of rising COVID-19 trends, North Carolina will remain in Phase 3 until at least Nov. 13, 2020.
With North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends moving in the wrong direction, NC DHHS and the NC Department of Public Safety are working to help slow the spread of the virus by promoting the 3 Ws (Wear, Wait and Wash) and considering local actions to improve compliance with executive orders.
New COVID-19 Guidance and Support Resources
NCDHHS recently added a new report on the NC COVID-19 Dashboard on clusters of COVID-19 cases resulting from social events and gatherings and released new guidance for private gatherings, including a an at-a-glance version of the guidance.
Guidelines for voters and local polling locations were recently added to the NCDHHS COVID-19 website to help protect the health of North Carolinians while voting.
New data was added to the NC COVID-19 Dashboard, including county-level data and demographic data for hospitalizations.
A new Spanish-language resources section was added to the NCDHHS COVID-19 website to include symptoms, testing, contact tracing and more.
NCDHHS strongly recommends that alternative Halloween activities, instead of the traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating, be increased as much as possible.
NC Medicaid is extending support to providers to help maintain access to services through the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.
Applications are now being accepted for the N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program, which will assist eligible low- and- moderate-income renters experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19.
NCDHHS has released updated guidance and new resources to support educators, school staff and administrators as more schools open up for in-person instruction under Plan A (K -5 only) and Plan B. See all school-related public health guidance and resources.
Whatever Your Reason, Get Behind the Mask
Growing evidence shows that cloth face coverings or masks, when worn consistently, can decrease the spread of COVID-19, especially among people who are not yet showing symptoms of the virus. Wearing a cloth mask in public settings is a simple but powerful action to slow the spread of this virus. Whatever your reason, get behind the mask.
