ASHEVILLE - North Carolina has set an unwanted record yet again: 846 people hospitalized with COVID-19, usurping the previous day's record of 829.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services tallied 46,855 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, an increase of 1,002 from the previous day.
Buncombe County reported a small jump in COVID-19 cases at about noon June 17. The count now stands at 463, up from 457 the previous day. The number of COVID-19 related deaths remains stable at 36.
So far, the county has administered 12,132 tests.
NCDHHS counts a total of 1,168 deaths associated with lab-tested COVID-19 cases statewide.
Those numbers differ slightly from the Johns Hopkins University report in the graphic above.
As of about 11:30 a.m. June 17, JHU counted 2,141,276 confirmed cases and 117,030 deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the Unites States. Its worldwide tally was 8,210,642 cases and 444,563 deaths.
The county's coronavirus dashboard shows the the largest known number of local COVID-19 infections has been found in adults 25-49, a group representing more than 40% of known cases. Across the state, that same age group represents 45% of total cases.
Confirmed cases in other Western North Carolina counties, according to state counts:
- Avery: 6 case, 0 deaths.
- Cherokee: 30 cases, 1 death.
- Clay: 9 cases, 0 deaths.
- Graham: 6 cases, 0 deaths.
- Haywood: 67 cases, 0 deaths.
- Henderson: 463 cases, 48 deaths.
- Jackson: 61 cases, 1 death.
- Macon: 236 cases, 1 death.
- Madison: 5 cases, 0 deaths.
- McDowell: 168 cases, 1 death.
- Mitchell: 19 cases, 0 deaths.
- Polk: 56 cases, 4 deaths.
- Swain: 38 cases, 0 deaths.
- Transylvania: 17 cases, 1 deaths.
- Watauga: 41 cases, 0 deaths.
- Yancey: 31 cases, 0 deaths.
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Independence Day celebrations canceled
There will be no Fourth of July fireworks in downtown Asheville this year.
Citing county and state guidance and the need for social distancing, the Asheville Downtown Association and the city have canceled the annual Independence Day celebration, opting instead to stream concerts from local musicians.
“While we would love to produce a downtown festival for our neighbors, we understand that the health and safety of our community is of the utmost importance,” said Meghan Rogers, executive director of the Asheville Downtown Association.
Check the Asheville Downtown Association website and Facebook page for updates.
More: No fireworks this year: Asheville's Independence Day Celebration moves online
Legislation to open bowling alleys, more
Skating rinks, Minor League Baseball parks and bowling alleys could reopen in the near future under legislation the state House preliminarily approved June 16.
Paul Woolverton reports that the legislation would override executive orders from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that have largely closed these locations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease.
It’s expected to have another vote on Wednesday and then advance to the state Senate before being sent to the governor.
More: NC reopening: House approves bill to reopen baseball parks, skate rinks, bowling alleys
HCA's $1 billion coronavirus bailout
HCA Healthcare, which owns six hospitals in Western North Carolina including Mission Health, is one of the world’s "wealthiest" hospital chains and has remained so throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Karen Chávez reports that HCA has received about $1 billion in bailout funds since the start of the pandemic, making it the country’s largest health care recipient of these funds through the economic stimulus package in the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act.
The funds do not need to be repaid.
More: HCA receives $1 billion in pandemic bailout funds. Where is the money going?
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Mackensy Lunsford has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years, and has been a staff writer for the Asheville Citizen Times since 2012. Lunsford is a former professional line cook and one-time restaurant owner.
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