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NCDHHS expands access to COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 schools
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will be expanding access to COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers and staff from COVID-19. When schools implement testing combined with the state’s strong mitigation strategies, they can detect new cases to prevent outbreaks and reduce the risk of further transmission.
Richmond County tops 4,000 COVID cases; active cases drop
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County has now surpassed 4,000 total COVID-19 cases in less than a year, but the current number of active cases has dropped below 200 for the first time in more than two months.
Peak season soil testing fees begin Dec. 1
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agronomic Services Lab announces its peak-season testing fee effective Dec. 1 through March 31, 2021. Samples must be delivered by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, to avoid being charged peak-season fees.
N.C. sets another record-high day; Richmond County Health Department hosting free testing site
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County and North Carolina saw an increase in new positive COVID-19 cases on Friday, with the state setting a new daily record.
Rockingham DMV office closed for COVID-19 testing
ROCKINGHAM — The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles license plate office on Long Drive is temporarily closed.
New NCDHHS Toolkit to help community organizations host COVID-19 testing events
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a Partner COVID-19 Testing Toolkit designed for organizations seeking to host community testing events. The comprehensive toolkit comes in response to widespread interest among North Carolina organizations such as community-based organizations, churches and nonprofits.
NCDHHS sends additional COVID-19 testing capacity to counties
RALEIGH —The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced its selection of an additional vendor — StarMed Urgent and Family Care, P.A. — based in North Carolina, to continue surging COVID-19 testing capacity in the state. These new community testing sites build on North Carolina’s ongoing work to increase access to testing and slow viral spread.
Free COVID testing next week at Rockingham Housing Authority as more than 50 new cases reported in a week
ROCKINGHAM — As new COVID-19 case numbers continue to bob up and down each day in Richmond County, one local housing authority is offering free testing.
Curious if you had COVID-19 in the past? MRH-Richmond offering free antibody testing for COVID-19
PINEHURST — FirstHealth of the Carolinas is pleased to announce the launch of a COVID-19 prevalence study in Richmond County, which will collect data to determine the scope and spread of the virus in the region.
Rockefeller Foundation Report: NCDHHS COVID-19 testing policies set national example
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' work to increase COVID-19 testing access, including its innovative universal testing strategy within skilled nursing facilities, has been cited as a national model in the Rockefeller Foundation’s newly-released National COVID-19 Testing & Tracing Action Plan.