FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update—December 2, 2020

PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:

• NC Medicaid Expands Website to Include New Resources for Medicaid Beneficiaries and Applicants
• NCDHHS to Provide Automatic Payment to Thousands of Seniors and People with Disabilities to Help with Winter Heating Bills
• NCDHHS Further Expands Demographic Data for COVID-19 Cases
• NCDHHS Releases Action Plan to Reduce Cancer Burden for North Carolinians
• (Governor’s Office) With Cases Rising Rapidly, North Carolina Tightens Existing Mask Requirements and Enforcement

NEW resources since the last update include:

• Additional communication resources for the holiday season added to Faith Leaders toolkit page

UPDATED guidance since the last update include:

• NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Winter Holidays
• Safer Holiday Breaks guidance and flyer were added in Spanish
  • NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Safer Holiday Breaks (Spanish)
  • NCDHHS Safer Holiday Breaks Flyer (Spanish)
• Changes on face coverings/masks updated in most guidance docs based on E0 #180 including:
  • FAQs on Cloth Coverings
  • Guidance on Cloth Coverings
  • Webpage Cloth Face Coverings and Masks
• COVID-19 Vaccine Update (Spanish)
• NASTAD Syringe Service and Harm Reduction Guidance for Winter
• NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Museum and Aquariums
• Interim guidance for Retail Businesses
• NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Administrators and Participants of Youth and Amateur Sports Programs
• Requirements & Recommendations for Non-Public Schools

UPDATED reports since the last update include:

• County Alert System Report
• COVID-19 Clusters in North Carolina Report
• Outbreaks and Clusters Reports
• Patients Presumed to be Recovered Report
• Risk Factors for Severe Illness Report
• CLI Surveillance Report

NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page

UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers

Sincerely,
North Carolina Assisted Living Association