Life in Wake County remains on pause as a Stay-at-home order was put into exercise by Roy Cooper on March 27, at 5 p.m. For the week of April 13, there is some good news with the update of the pandemic, and some bad news. The bad news: the number of victims hospitalized due to a coronavirus diagnosis is increasing. The good news: the number of those hospitalized is not growing as fast.
A representative of the Department of Health And Human Services, Mandy Cohen, in a story in the Raleigh News & Observer talked about the hospitalization trends,
“If you go back in time, the doubling rate is extending, and that’s a good thing, that tells us that we’re slowing the rate of acceleration. And it tells us that all the hard work we’re doing to stay at home is working,” Cohen said.
As of April 23, there are 7,761 coronavirus cases in NC, along with 275 deaths, which highlights the continued need for social distancing.
This order still does not sit well with everybody. A protests in Wake County broke out on Tuesday, April 14 and continued this week. More than 100 citizens rallied in downtown Raleigh, protesting Governor Cooper’s Stay-at-home order. The protesters’ goals were to advocate to re-open businesses in North Carolina. One protester was arrested for violating the executive order, reported local media. The protest was put together by a Facebook group called, “Reopen NC.” This group advocates for citizens’ independent decisions in the county to go back to work.
“I have a right to peacefully assemble, God bless America”, said Monica Faith Ussery of Holly Springs for News & Observer.
