AND LIGHT SNOW. >>> TODAY SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. NORTH CAROLINAS DAILY NUMBER DECREASED ACROSS THE BOARD. THE STATE REPORTED MORE THAN 6000 NEW CASES IN THE LAST DAY FOR THE FOURTH DAY IN A ROW. WE LEARNED OF MORE THAN 100 DEATHS WITH 109 REPORTED IN THE LAST DAY. OR THE 3300 PEOPLE ARE BEING TREATED IN HOSPITALS. THAT IS THE LOWEST WE HAVE SEEN SINCE LATE DECEMBER. OUR AVERAGE NEW CASES HIT THE LOWEST POINT SINCE JANUARY FIRST. THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO CLIMB. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IS 3646. >>> NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY CHANGED RECOMMENDATION OF PRIORITY GROUPS FOR THE COVID- 19 VACCINE TO MEET THOSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE PLACEMENT OF THESE GROUPS HAS SOME PEOPLE IN THE HIGH RISK CATEGORY CONCERNED AS IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THEY RECEIVE THEIR SHOT. WE SPOKE WITH OFFICIALS TO EXAMINE ALL OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS. FOUR WHEN WILL IT BE MY TURN TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE? THAT IS THE BIGGEST QUESTION FOR MANY PEOPLE. THE HHS HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND SHOWS FIVE PHASES WITH SUBGROUPS. THE GOAL IS TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS BUT ONE WOMAN TELLS ME THAT HER SON WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS WAS BUMPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PHASE FOUR. SHE'S WORRIED THAT IT MAY BE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS BEFORE IT'S HIS TURN TO RECEIVE A VACCINE. >> WE WERE SO EXCITED THAT THE FEAR OF HIM CONTRACTING THE VIRUS IS HEIGHTENED NOW MORE THAN EVER. WHEN THEY SWITCH RECENTLY, WE WERE SO SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED. THAT PEOPLE LIKE HIM HAD BEEN DE-PRIORITIZED AND PUSHED DOWN. >> EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE WAS IN PHASE 1 GROUP B, THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEVELS IN OUR PRIORITIZATION. >> WE HAVE EXPLAINED THAT IT IS ORGANIZE. I'M TOLD THE MEASURE OF TIME IS COMPARABLE THE SAME AS BEFORE. THIS WAY PEOPLE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE AND GET THEIR SPOT IN LINE FOR THE VACCINE. >> THERE IS NO TIMETABLE OF WHEN THE NEXT PHASE WILL BEGIN. >> I FEEL LIKE THAT GROUP IS TOO MANY THINGS LUMPED INTO ONE TREMENDOUS GROUP. I WISH THE DOCTORS MAYBE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO PRESCRIBE THE VACCINE TO THE PATIENTS WHO NEED IT THE MOST. >> THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION AND THINGS MAY CONTINUE TO CHANGE AND JUST ASKING FOR THE PATIENT'S COMMUNITY. ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE.