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From YouTube: COVID-19 Community Update (March 17, 2021)
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A
So,
as
of
today,
we
have
15
970,
confirmed,
coveted
19
cases
that
have
been
identified
in
buncombe
county
294,
coveted
19.
Related
deaths
have
occurred
in
our
community
and
currently
we
are
seeing
roughly
about
20
new
cases
per
day
enter
our
public
health
workflow.
That's
a
decree
decrease
of
almost
70
percent.
Since
the
last
time
I
came
to
present
to
you
all
and
our
new
cases
per
100
000
per
week,
as
of
today
is
57.
A
A
A
A
A
I
think
it's
I
wanted
to.
Let
me
see,
let
me
go
there,
I'm
sorry.
Those
were
a
little
out
of
place.
I
apologize
for
that.
I
did
want
to
share
the
covid
like
illness
that
we
haven't
looked
at
in
a
while,
because
we've
been
focused
on
some
other
indicators,
but
I
did
want
to
show
that
the
coveted
like
illness,
which
is
one
of
our
early
indicators,
you
can
see
the
same
type
of
trend
that
we
saw
with
the
epicurve
that
we
see
marked
decrease
here.
A
I
think
it's
also
interesting
to
note,
though
I
didn't
add
it
today,
that
the
influenza-like
illness
surveillance
report
too,
what's
really
interesting
with
that
data
that
dhhs
captures
in
their
surveillance
report
is
that
there's
very
little
flu
activity
right
now
and
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
and
show
that
I
think
one
of
the
contributing
factors
there
are.
The
precautions
that
we
have
in
place
for
covid19
are
impacting
other
viral
transmission.
A
A
Our
new
case
is
per
one
hundred
thousand
and
just
a
reminder
that
the
table
you
see
here
is
pulled
every
monday
for
you
all.
So
it's
from
week
to
week,
the
new
cases
per
100
000
has
fallen
steadily
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
and
our
percent
positivity,
as
mentioned
previously,
remains
stable
over
the
last
week,
hovering
around
three
percent.
A
Our
testing
numbers
have
declined,
but
for
comparison,
our
weekly
average
for
the
last
few
weeks
has
been
six
thousand
two
hundred
and
twenty
nine
during
the
surge.
This
average
was
nine
thousand
six
hundred
seventy
six
prior
to
the
surge.
The
weekly
average
was
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
compared
to
back
in
the
summer
when
it
was
5
334..
A
A
Those
first
rollout
of
vaccine
that
we're
seeing
less
and
less
of
our
65
year
olds
with
new
cases,
which
is
wonderful
to
hear,
as
that
was
one
of
our
groups
with
the
highest
risk
of
severe
illness
if
they
were
to
contract
covet
19
and
on
the
state
call
today.
They
also
mentioned
that
for
long-term
care
facility
cases
for
long-term
care
facility
clusters
and
outbreaks,
we're
also
seeing
that
come
down
as
well.
So
all
good
news
that
we
do
think
is
impacted
by
vaccine
rollout.
A
So,
while
that
is
really
great
news,
we
are
not
seeing
immense
impact
yet
in
the
general
population
for
vaccine
rollout,
because
we're
just
starting
more
of
that
general
population.
So
that's
why
again,
it's
really
important
for
folks
to
remember
to
practice
the
three
w's
so
that
we
can
continue
to
see
our
trends
stay
in
this
green
area
and
hopefully
reduce
it
even
further.
A
A
Our
wait
list
will
go
live
tomorrow
morning
at
8
am
for
this
new
group
of
folks
who
are
eligible
our
current.
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
quick
update
too
on
our
current
wait
list.
Our
wait
list
is
considerably
less
than
what
it
was
just
a
few
weeks
ago
we
were
able
to
identify
thousands
of
duplicates
and
with
our
new
unsubscribe
function,
for
the
wait
list.
Folks
are
able
to
remove
themselves
and
still
call
us
and
remove
them.
We
can
remove
them
as
well.
A
That
also
resulted
in
thousands
of
folks
coming
off
of
the
wait
list
and
so
prior
to
entering
into
group
three.
This
left
about
16
000
individuals
still
on
the
waitlist
and
with
the
addition
of
group
three
we
added
about
4,
000
or
so
give
or
take
individuals
onto
the
list.
So
our
team
has
continued
to
work
with
work,
the
list
down
for
appointment,
scheduling
and
now
we
are
scheduling
in
the
55,
the
57
000
range
for
confirmation
numbers.
A
A
So
as
of
yesterday,
our
state
had
administered
over
3.1
million
doses
of
vaccine,
and
this
translates
to
almost
20
percent
of
the
population
receiving
at
least
partial
vaccination
and
over
13
having
now
been
fully
vaccinated,
and
this
is
a
slight
change
in
language
that
I
did
want
to
bring
to
everyone's
attention.
With
the
introduction
of
the
j,
the
johnson
and
johnson
one
dose
vaccine,
you
might
have
remembered
that
it
was
first
dose
and
second
dose
is
the
way
we
talked
about
it.
A
Now,
with
the
introduction
of
a
one
dose
vaccine,
the
state
has
changed
their
language
to
partially
vaccinated
and
fully
vaccinated,
and
we
will
do
the
same
for
for
our
numbers
so
that
we
can
compare
apples
to
apples
so
among
all
buncombe
county
vaccine
providers
over
83
000
total
vaccines
have
been
administered.
This
equates
to
19.8
percent
of
our
population,
achieving
at
least
partial
vaccination
and
12.2
percent.
A
We
reached
33.2
percent
of
that
estimated
population
percent
of
white
and
75
years
and
older
35.5
and
then
with
our
african-american
black
population
about
six
percent
of
the
total
population,
which
is
roughly
about
15
000
individuals.
When
we
looked
at
that
age,
breakdown
percent
african-american
black
65
to
74
years,
receiving
one
dose
we're
almost
26
of
that
estimated
population
and
percent
african-american
black
75
years
and
older,
also
almost
6
26.
That
is
not
a
typo.
They,
the
math,
really
did
come
out
to
be
the
be
the
same,
and
then
this
is.
A
This
has
increased
in
just
the
last
couple
of
weeks
when
I
presented
to
you
last
when
it
was
about
22
percent
and
our
recent
equity
bump
allocation
has
been
used
for
the
last
couple
weeks
to
help,
engage
and
vaccinate
our
latinx
population
who
are
eligible
and
when
we
use
the
office
of
state
budget
and
management.
Demography
estimates
there's
not
an
age
breakdown
there,
but
we
do
have
the
total
population.
A
Information
which
is
roughly
10
of
our
population,
identifies
as
latinx,
which
is
a
little
over
23
000.,
and
of
that
we
have
percent
latinx
receiving
first
doses,
three
percent.
You
might
remember
a
couple
weeks
ago
when
I
reported
this,
it
was
1.4,
so
our
equity
efforts
are
we're,
seeing
the
the
dividends
of
that
equity
work.
A
I
did,
I
didn't
put
it
on
the
slide,
but
I
did
want
to
update
you
all
on
the
long-term
care
facility.
Work
too,
because
I
know
that's
been
of
great
interest
to
you
all
and
that,
regarding
the
federal
long-term
care
facility
program,
all
the
facilities
that
are
in
that
program
have
received
first
and
second
visits
with
many
of
them
receiving
their
third
visits,
which
will
be
their
final
visits.
A
The
state
continues
to
track
that
progress
on
their
state
vaccination
dashboard
over
127
000,
first
doses
have
been
administered
through
that
program
and
over
102
000.
Second
doses
have
been
completed,
and
this
is
indicative
of
about
80
percent
of
that
allocation
to
that
program
and
locally
for
those
long-term
care
facilities
that
did
not
participate
in
the
federal
program.
A
They
were
the
responsibility
of
of
the
local
health
department.
82
facilities
were
identified
by
the
state
for
the
for
the
responsibility
of
the
local
health
department.
47
of
those
long-term
care
care
facilities
have
been
completed,
16
have
received
their
first
doses,
18
declined
or
did
not
respond
to
buncombe
county
hhs
outreach
and,
additionally,
our
staff
who
were
working
on
that
project
identified
26
additional
facilities
of
congregate
living
and
that
were
not
originally
on
that
state
list.
A
Eight
of
those
have
been
completed,
18
have
received
their
first
dose
and
those
congregate
care
facilities,
range
from
small
family
care
homes
to
alternative
family
living
homes
and
they're.
You
know
usually
smaller
in
bed
size
and
just
to
note
we're
vaccinating
both
the
staff
and
the
residents
of
those.
A
In
addition
to
the
baseline
we've
received
another
300
equity
allocation
and
just
to
remind
you
all,
the
intent
of
that
allocation
is
to
provide
access,
in
addition
to
your
baseline
to
historically
marginalized
populations,
which
you've
seen
in
previous
pop
previous
presentations.
How
we've
done
that
this
week
we'll
continue
to
engage
and
vaccinate
our
latinx
population.
A
And
the
last
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
around
allocation
was
that
last
week,
in
addition
to
our
baseline
and
our
equity
allocation
and
a
transfer
from
mission
of
a
thousand
doses
of
j
j,
which
we
incorporated
into
our
schedule,
we
received
an
unexpected
allocation
from
north
carolina
dhhs
of
400
additional
doses
that
we
weren't
scheduled
like.
We
had
no
idea
that
those
were
coming
and
and
had
not
scheduled
those.
So
what
we
did
decide
to
do
with
those
is
pilot,
our
very
first
transfer
to
a
provider.
A
So
you
might
remember,
we've
been
taking
or
accepting
lots
of
transfers,
but
this
time
we
got
to
pilot
a
transfer
to
another
provider
and
it
went
really
well.
We
transferred
to
area
pharmacies,
200
doses,
to
health
ridge
in
black
mountain
who
has
scheduled
their
appointments
and
successfully
put
their
shots
and
arms
and
then
a
hundred
doses
each
to
ingalls
pharmacies,
one
in
weaverville
and
one
in
leicester,
so
that
we
had
some
coverage
around
the
county
and
it
went
really
well.
A
We
continue
to
administer
most
of
our
first
doses
at
the
ab
tech,
with
outreach
events
for
equity
purposes,
sometimes
elsewhere,
and
we
will
be
transitioning
to
the
biltmore
church,
south
location
on
march
19th.
To
begin
use
of
that
as
our
second
dose
site
beginning
march
20th.
So
we'll
take
one
day
to
transfer
everything
over
and
begin
doing.
Our
second
dose
vaccinations
on
march
20th
and
just
a
reminder
that
we
do
have
additional
vaccine
providers
in
our
community
hospital
and
local
health
departments
were
the
first
brought
on.
A
Testing
continues
to
help
us
reduce
the
spread
and
testing
is
available
at
a
b
tech
on
sundays
via
star
med
and
more
information
on
testing
with
starmed
can
be
found
at
starmed.care
and,
as
we
are
in
the
month
of
the
anniversary
of
many
things
kovid,
I
did
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
and
acknowledge
the
leadership
and
sacrifice
of
our
community
in
this
year.
I
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
the
hard
work
and
long
hours
of
not
just
hhs
but
emergency
management
and
all
of
our
other
coveted
response
partners
in
this
last
year.
B
Thank
you,
stacy,
commissioners,
are
there
any
questions?
I
had
a
quick
question,
or
maybe
two
I
guess
first
of
all
is
that
your
understanding
that
mission
hospital
is
going
to
continue
to
get
vaccines
on
a
regular
basis,
and
I
I
guess
where
I'm
going
with,
that
is.
You
mentioned
the
homeless
population
and
the
johnson
johnson
vaccine
that
that
seemed
like
the
ideal
vaccine
to
me
for
for
that
population,
and
so
I
guess
my
question
is
around
mission
hospital
and
and
vaccinating
our
homeless
population.
A
Yes,
so
for
populations
that
it
might
be
harder
for
us
to
get
for
a
second
dose,
we
would
prefer
jay
and
for
johnson
johnson.
I
apologize,
keep
calling
it
j,
j,
johnson
and
johnson,
and
that's
what
we're
talking
with
our
our
hospital
partners
with
is
when,
if
and
as
they
receive
johnson
johnson,
through
regular
allocations
or
through
special
allocations
working
with
them
to
best
use
that
johnson
and
johnson
for
our
homeless
population.
Our
incarcerated
population,
because
it
does
make
good
use
of
that
vaccine
in
certain
populations.