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Heat Illness-Related Emergency Department Visits Rise with High Temperatures in NC

RALEIGH — According to the North Carolina Division of Public Health (DPH), there have been 1,205 heat-related hospital emergency department visits reported since May 1, 2020. The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is encouraging people to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion an

NC Political News · State GovernmentJuly 28, 2020

N.C.’s obsolete death reporting system keeps public in a fog

by Julie Havlak As death rates spike across the nation, no one knows how many North Carolinians have died since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. New York City’s deaths from all causes soared 663% for the week ending April 11, while deaths rose 41% across the U.S. That’s comp

NC Political News · State GovernmentJuly 23, 2020