Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data July 17, 2020

The Orange County Health Department has provided the following information about COVID-19 cases in Orange County as of 9:00 a.m. today:

TOTAL CASES: 1,035
TOTAL DEATHS: 45

Data Considerations:
1. Any demographic groups with very small numbers have been suppressed to protect
patient confidentiality.
2. We are missing race and ethnicity data for between 30-40% of confirmed cases.
3. We don’t know who may have COVID-19 that wasn’t able to get tested, and we don’t know what groups the patients with missing data fall under.
This data should not be used to make generalizations about who may or may not have higher rates of infection.

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Orange County amends emergency declaration

Orange County has modified its emergency declaration to adopt the state’s prohibitions on outdoor gatherings as outlined in Executive Order No. 141 issued by Governor Roy Cooper.

Under the terms of EO 141, "Mass Gathering" means an event or convening that brings together more than 10 people indoors or more than 25 people outdoors “at the same time in a single confined indoor or outdoor space, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, or meeting hall. This includes parades, fairs, and festivals. In publicly accessible indoor facilities, the Mass Gathering limit applies per room of the facility.”

A household where more than 10 people reside is not a Mass Gathering. The outdoor Mass Gathering limit of 25 people applies to groups of people that may gather together in a park and on a beach or trail.

According to the EO, worship, religious and spiritual gatherings, funeral ceremonies, wedding ceremonies, and other activities constituting the exercise of First Amendment rights are exempt.

The amendment goes into effect on Friday, July 17, at 5 p.m. The Orange County emergency declaration is in effect through Aug. 31.

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OCAC Announces 2020-21 Art Grant Program

The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) announced the opening of the 2020-21 Arts Grants Application Period on Wednesday, July 15. Approximately $60,000, funded by the North Carolina Arts Council and Orange County, will fund artist, school and nonprofit arts programs and projects taking place between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021.

Two grants are available:

Artist Project Grants fund individual artist-led projects that benefit the greater community
Grassroots Arts Program Grants fund arts programs, projects, and services through area nonprofits, schools and municipal organizations. This year’s school grant cycle will take place later in the fall.

The deadline to apply is Friday, August 14, 2020. All applications must be submitted through the OCAC’s online submission program. Two virtual training sessions are available:

Grants for Artists Training Session: Tuesday, July 21, at 6pm via GoToMeeting. Link will be sent following required registration here. This session will discuss the OCAC Artist Project Grants as well as the newly announced Artist Support Grant from the NC Arts Council.
Grassroots Arts Program Training Session: Thursday, July 23, at 6pm via GoToMeeting. Link will be sent following required registration here.

For more information, including guidelines and criteria, please visit the arts commission’s website at www.artsorange.org, call 919-245-2335 or email arts@orangecountync.gov.

Carrboro reaches out to minority businesses with roundtables

The Town of Carrboro recognizes that in order to better serve our minority businesses, we need to learn about their needs and provide support.

We invite our minority business owners and/or leaders to share with the Town through two Minority Business Roundtables on Zoom on the following dates:

9 a.m. Thursday, July 23
2 p.m. Friday, July 24

Please complete our Google form here. Upon completion of the form, you will receive invitations to join the upcoming roundtables. Choose whichever best meets your schedule.

As an alternative to the Zoom Roundtables, we welcome you to schedule a one-on-one session with Anita Jones-McNair, the Recreation Parks and Cultural Resources Director & Race and Equity Officer at AMcNair@townofcarrboro.org or Economic Development Director Jon Hartman-Brown at jhartman-brown@townofcarrboro.org.

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