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Wake County Extends Stay-at-Home Order to Protect Residents from COVID-19

  • On April 16, 2020
To continue efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community, Wake County Board of Commissioners Chairman Greg Ford signed a new proclamation, extending the stay-at-home order through April 30. “While we’re making good progress to flatten the COVID-19 curve in our community, we haven’t hit our peak caseload yet, so it’s too early […]
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Park Staff Provide Virtual Programming

  • On April 16, 2020
Wake County parks are going digital to make sure residents can access programming—even while they stay at home. “While our parks are still open, we canceled all public events and programs in response to COVID-19,” said Chris Snow, director of Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space. “Park staff really wanted to find a way […]
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Wake County Reports First Death Related to COVID-19

  • On April 15, 2020
A Wake County resident has died as a result of COVID-19-related complications. He was 81 years old and the first known Wake County resident to have died from coronavirus. No additional information about the person will be released. “It’s heart-breaking,” said Regina Petteway, Wake County Human Services director. “My deepest sympathies go out to his […]
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Wake County Identifies Second COVID-19 Outbreak at Long-Term Care Facility

  • On April 13, 2020
Wake County has identified a second COVID-19 outbreak at a local long-term care facility. Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh currently has five positive cases of the virus. The breakdown: Three are residents of the facility. Of those, two remain in isolation at Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center. One is undergoing treatment at WakeMed Health & Hospitals. Two […]
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Positive Cases of COVID-19 at Knightdale Long-Term Care Facility Now at 47

  • On April 12, 2020
Wake County has identified 43 additional people at Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Knightdale who have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of positive cases at the facility to 47. Of those 43 new cases,18 are patients who the facility says are currently asymptomatic and 25 are staff members. Results are still […]
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Wake County Identifies First COVID-19 Outbreak at Long-Term Care Facility

  • On April 9, 2020
Two nurses, two patients have tested positive for virus Wake County today identified the county’s first outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care facility. To date, four people – two nurses and two patients – at Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Knightdale have tested positive for the coronavirus. “We’re concerned about the potential for COVID-19 […]
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Changes to Wake County Animal Services Due to COVID-19

  • On April 9, 2020
Shelter visits by appointment only; animal control not responding for strays The Wake County Animal Center is working hard to protect staff and visitors from COVID-19 while continuing to allow adoptions and provide emergency animal control services. “As your community shelter, we want to thank everyone for helping us keep our staff healthy, so they […]
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Wake County Receives $100,000 Gift to Aid COVID-19 Response Efforts

  • On April 8, 2020
Wake County has received a $100,000 gift from an anonymous donor to support the county’s COVID-19 response efforts. “This is an incredibly generous gesture,” said Wake County Board of Commissioners Chairman Greg Ford. “The donor, a long-time resident of Wake County, did not specifically earmark how funds should be used, but was clear that we […]
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Local Business Helps Wake County Overhaul Essential N95 Masks

  • On April 7, 2020
A small business in Morrisville is joining Wake County’s effort to provide protective masks to first responders and healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response. The partnership will not only provide the county with thousands of N95 masks to keep employees safe from coronavirus, but it’s also giving much-needed work to PSB Pro […]
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Board Approves $8.8 million Emergency Funds Appropriation to Support COVID-19 Operations

  • On April 6, 2020
Today, the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appropriate $8.8 million of county fund balance to defray the costs of the county’s ongoing COVID-19 response. The new appropriation comes after commissioners granted $2 million in funding on March 16 toward expenses associated with COVID-19 emergency response. Through April 3, estimated costs associated with […]
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