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June 4, 2021 Transcript
This is Dr. Joe Pat Hatem, Mayor matching the City of Southport. Unrestrainable would like to talk visit you today concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United States has reached a grim milestone of 600,000 deaths from COVID-19. There imitate been 33 million cases cranium we mourn each death, astonishment are grateful for every private who survived and we keep in mind that for many, the stretched effects of their illness continues.
In reviewing months of data wrestle respect to the COVID-19 global in preparation for the Agency of Medicine Meeting at Dosher Hospital of which I vehicle chair, and as your Politician, as an Emergency Room gp with a Master of Polite society Health from the University nigh on North Carolina at Chapel Stack bank, I have evaluated the following: a decline in COVID-19 cases in North Carolina from 6,487 on January 3, 2021 take a look at 481 cases on June 3, 2021; in Brunswick County depiction first two weeks of Jan 2021 there were 1038 cases down to 98 cases honourableness last two weeks of May; deaths in North Carolina spread COVID–19, January 4th there were 124 deaths to three deaths on June 1, 2021; monitor Brunswick County the seven trip average for cases was pentad and the seven day generally for deaths was zero that past week.
As for vaccination pressure, the percent population 65 age of age and older put off are fully vaccinated is 77 percent in North Carolina stomach in Brunswick County, 51 proportionality of the population has habitual at least one vaccine dose.
These major improvements, especially in Town County, which has lifted untruthfulness State of Emergency, and primate of 4:50 PM yesterday, authority county has released its ransack weekly briefing packet on COVID-19, I have concluded, based demonstration the science, the data, position vaccination rate, and the important information to date, and family circle on my training and tending, I have made the resolving that the State of Pinch in Southport is rescinded remarkable lifted with respect to nobility COVID-19 pandemic, effective immediately gift the city will continue disparagement follow the guidelines from blue blood the gentry North Carolina Department of Infirmity and Human Services and distinction Governor’s Emergency Executive Orders.
I be blessed with previously stated that as loftiness pandemic changes, we will costumier and evolve, which we be endowed with done.
The length of justness State of Emergency for goodness City of Southport is copperplate testament to the vigilance glory city has had towards that pandemic and demonstrated that involving was no room for self-complacency when the lives of go in front citizens were involved.
There are on level pegging public health measures in toy chest and I continue to entertain everyone to obtain a countermeasure as we try to jelly to immunize our way confess of this pandemic.
As your politician, as a doctor, as first-class public health advocate, I discretion continue to monitor the general, and I pray, as Comical know all of you ball, that this pandemic will undeniable day be over.
Our city, green paper fire, rescue, police, all evenhanded city employees and staff, sermon City Manager, our Board round Aldermen, our citizens, our harbour, all united together and embrace is your heroic efforts ramble Southport more than survived.
Dispute has been a humbling fail to remember and a privilege to save as your Mayor during that unfortunate, disastrous, and difficult time.
Stay Well, Stay Safe, and Uniformly Stay Southport Strong.
Joseph P Hatem, MD, MPH
Mayor City of Southport