Hickory and other towns across North Carolina are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Hickory, NC community.

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North Carolina COVID-19 Cases

North Carolina New Coronavirus Cases:
North Carolina Total Coronavirus Cases: 3,501,404
North Carolina New Coronavirus Deaths:
North Carolina Total Coronavirus Deaths: 29,059

U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662

Last updated June 10, 2023

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Coronavirus News for Hickory

Appalachian State chancellor announces she will step down. Here’s when, and why.

Sheri Everts’ tenure as chancellor brought a decade of “growth and momentum” to the Boone university, but was not without controversy. More info »

Charlotte Observer on MSN - 04/15/2024 11:49am

Washington Post: Measles is more contagious than the coronavirus. And it’s back.

This year is not yet one-third over, yet measles cases in the United States are on track to be the worst since a massive outbreak in 2019. At the same time, anti-vaccine activists are recklessly ... More info »

Hickory Daily Record - 04/17/2024 04:45am

North Carolina's COVID cases have increased in April

North Carolina added 4,741 new cases of COVID-19 from April 3 to 9, according to data released Wednesday by the state. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services data shows a 44% ... More info »

WRAL - 04/13/2022 01:46am

Court finds North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper violated constitutional rights of bars over ‘different reopening standards’ during pandemic

(WGHP) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Gov. Roy Cooper’s continued closure of some bars but not of restaurants in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was “irrational” and not ... More info »

Yahoo - 04/16/2024 10:01pm

Viewpoint: Job needs propel college reforms

I’ve long been bullish on North Carolina’s community colleges. In the past, I’ve praised the system’s cost-effectiveness, its capacity to serve nontraditional students and the impressive labor-market ... More info »

morganton - 04/19/2024 01:30am