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WRAL Data Trackers Coverage
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Community leaders address concern over slow vaccine rollout as more than 80% of Wake County doses head straight to hospitals
In Wake County, more than four out of every five doses have been distributed to hospitals, a higher percentage than other counties. -
State working to clear up CDC data discrepancy
North Carolina health officials are disputing the number of vaccines they've administered, saying the number is higher than what is on the CDC's site. -
COVID patients overwhelming some local hospital systems, data shows
COVID patients make up 15 to 30 percent of all people hospitalized at most Raleigh and Durham hospitals. -
NC ranks in top 10 for inpatient COVID numbers
Less than a quarter of all hospital beds in North Carolina remain available, according to the most recent information from the North Carolina DHHS. -
NC preps for possible protests, extremists to march on State Capitol
North Carolina has 53 known extremists groups, researchers found. -
Durham police solved 1 in 10 shootings in 2020
Durham police have cleared about 1 in 10 shootings in 2020, a year in which gun violence spiked in the city. -
Some health workers opt out of COVID vaccine
WRAL found anywhere between 50 and 70 percent of those eligible to get vaccinated in the first phase, chose to. Around half of the employees at Cape Fear Valley Health opted out of getting vaccinated, a spokesperson said. That rate was lower at Duke where about 30 percent of those eligible weren't interested. -
Vaccine uptake slow among some health care workers, surveys find
Reaching out to local health systems, WRAL found anywhere between 50 and 70 percent of those eligible to get vaccinated in the first phase, chose to. -
Mountain counties have greater concentration of 75+; vaccine rollout slow
While some county health departments have started vaccinating community members who are 75 years and older, more urban counties like Durham and Wake are still in the very first phase - 1A - of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. -
North Carolinians funneled millions to Georgia runoff
North Carolinians Democrats contributed more than Republicans -- $2.3 million versus $1.4 million. -
CDC: NC ranks among lowest for vaccine distribution
Newly released data shows North Carolina is among seven states who have vaccinated fewer than 1000 people per 100,000 -
RDU prepares for busy travel weekend among surging COVID numbers
Unacast started tracking this back in March because in the beginning of the pandemic most people were working from home, avoiding non essential travel. -
Billions in federal loans saved many NC companies in pandemic, but not all
From the kitchen to athletics fields to larger corporations, North Carolina businesses faced pandemic-related shutdowns in March. But Congress provided businesses with a lifeline through the Paycheck Protection Program. -
North Carolina's vaccine rate on par with neighboring states
The state is providing data, giving us a better idea of who has received the shots. -
Another round of relief could be on the way - here's what an average NC resident could get with $600
Using the United Way of North Carolina's baseline of what it calls a self-sufficiency standard, we're looking at how far $600 could go for an average person. -
Federal authorities raising concerns about NC hospital staffing
The number of North Carolina hospitals experiencing staff shortages is still relatively low but the rate at which it is increasing is causing federal health officials to raise concerns. -
ICU bed capacity low in Triangle
U.S. Health Department data shows some local hospitals ICU beds are -
More than half of Wake COVID-19 death certificates list no other significant conditions
WRAL's data trackers combed through more than 260 death certificates for the Wake County, compiling and analyzing information to better understand who is dying from the coronavirus. -
Data on lives lost during COVID-19 pandemic have a lesson for doctors, public
WRAL Data Trackers combed through death records linked to COVID-19 to understand what we can learn from those who lost their lives. That important data, Thursday at 6 on WRAL-TV. -
Despite increasing COVID cases, data shows people staying home less now than in beginning of pandemic
New data from UNC shows a drop in how much people are staying home.