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Wilson reports 20 new COVID-19 cases; Cooper announces $35M child care grant

The Wilson Times - 10/7/2020

Oct. 7--Wilson County added 20 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, none of which were facility-related.

There are currently 209 active COVID-19 cases in Wilson County with 185 people isolated at home.

Wilson County's hospitalizations remained high on Tuesday with 24 people in the hospital due to the virus, according to county data. Barton College currently has five active cases and 65 people have recovered, county officials said.

About 89% of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wilson County have recovered. Since the pandemic began, Wilson County has reported 2,410 cases.

STATEWIDE FIGURES

North Carolina added 1,504 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, a decrease of 754 from Monday's surge in cases. The state's overall COVID-19 case tally was 221,258.

Hospitalizations increased with 1,013 people hospitalized due to the virus. The state's overall death toll stood at 3,670 on Tuesday.

CHILD CARE PROGRAM GRANTS

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is providing $35 million in operational grants from federal coronavirus relief funds to help programs providing in-person child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"These grants will help offset the significant financial strains placed on child care to meet health and safety guidelines while serving fewer children," Cooper said in a statement. "Our child care programs have been on the front lines since the start of this pandemic, keeping their doors open so other workers could keep our economy running and the public safe. A strong and safe child care system is essential in our recovery."

The grants will be awarded to licensed child care providers operating in person during the months of August through October.

From April through July, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services provided more than $80 million in monthly operational grants for child care programs that served more than 105,000 children statewide throughout the pandemic, according Cooper's office.

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