News About Town: If you haven’t weighed in, the Town of Matthews wants your input on the upcoming Sam Newell Multi-Use Path.
News Around Town: Let’s look at COVID-19 numbers. We last Reported numbers on May 29. As of 4:30 pm on June 11, Mecklenburg County has had 6,155 cases and 116 deaths. (Wake County has the second most number of cases at 2,553 and 41 deaths.) Within the 28105 zip code 193 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 11 have died. Two congregate living facilities have had outbreaks. Carrington Place is now stable, while Royal Park Rehabilitation and Health Center has an ongoing outbreak with 12 staff positives, and 60 resident positives and 4 deaths. NC has had 39,481 cases, 812 current hospitalizations, and 1,064 deaths. Not all cases of COVID-19 are tested, so this does not represent the total number of people in North Carolina who have or had COVID-19. (Data source: NC Department of Health and Human Services.)
One Good Thing: The Board of County Commissioners has created a COVID-19 Recovery and Renewal Task Force for Mecklenburg County residents. The 23-person committee will work with the County Manager to create a comprehensive Recovery and Renewal Plan of Action Which will be presented to the County Commissioners. If you are interested in serving, applications are open.
B-I-N-G-O is tonight. Play along and support the best theater Matthews has to offer!