COVID-19 Information
New Hanover County Public Health has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic since early March 2020, and continues to serve the community through education, contact tracing, testing, vaccinations, and more. Visit the pages below for up-to-date information and resources, and stay informed.
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Pandemic Operations Call Center: 910-798-6800
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.HHS Pandemic Operations Center
1507 Greenfield Street
Wilmington NC 28401
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New Hanover County’s Pandemic Operations team is offering free COVID-19 rapid testing to the community.
Appointments are encouraged and can be made online here. Walk-ins will also be accommodated.
If you have questions about testing or need help making an appointment, contact the Coronavirus Call Center at 910-798-6800, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
El equipo de Operaciones de la Pandemia del Condado de New Hanover ofrece pruebas rápidas de COVID-19 a la comunidad en el Centro de Operaciones de la Pandemia del HHS.
Se recomienda hacer citas para garantizar que se pueda administrar una prueba, ya que solo habrá una cantidad limitada de pruebas disponibles cada día. No se requiere identificación, prueba de seguro médico o documentos específicos. Las pruebas son gratuitas.
Si tiene preguntas sobre las pruebas o necesita ayuda para programar una cita, comuníquese con el Centro de llamadas de coronavirus al 910-798-6800, abierto de lunes a viernes de 8 a. m. a 5 p. m.
New Hanover County’s Pandemic Operations team is offering free COVID-19 vaccines & boosters to the community.
Appointments are encouraged and can be made at TakeMyShot.NC.gov. Walk-ins will also be accommodated.
Initial vaccines, boosters, and kids’ vaccines are available:
- Pfizer
- Two-dose vaccine, approved for anyone 5 & older; note: kids aged 6 months -11 years receive a smaller dose than the adult dose
- Three-dose vaccine, approved for children 6 months to 4 years of age
- Moderna
- Two-dose vaccine, approved for anyone 6 months & older; note: kids aged 6 months -11 years receive a smaller dose than the adult dose
- Johnson & Johnson – one-dose vaccine, approved for anyone 18 & older
Consent from a parent or legal guardian is required for children aged 6 months -15 years to receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
El equipo de Operaciones de la Pandemia del Condado de New Hanover está ofreciendo vacunas gratuitas contra el COVID-19 a la comunidad.
Se recomiendan las citas y se pueden hacer en TakeMyShot.NC.gov. También se acomodarán “walk-ins” sin cita previa.
Las vacunas iniciales, los refuerzos y las vacunas para niños están disponibles:
- Pfizer
- Vacuna de dos dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona de 5 años o más; nota: los niños de 6 meses a 11 años reciben una dosis más pequeña que la dosis para adultos
- Vacuna de tres dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona de 6 meses a 4 años
- Moderna
- Vacuna de dos dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona de 6 meses años o más; nota: los niños de 6 meses a 11 años reciben una dosis más pequeña que la dosis para adultos
- Johnson & Johnson – vacuna de una dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona mayor de 18 años
Se requiere el consentimiento de un padre o tutor legal para que los niños de 6 meses a 15 años reciban un vacuna Pfizer o Moderna COVID-19.
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New Hanover County’s Pandemic Operations team is offering free COVID-19 vaccines & boosters to the community.
Appointments are encouraged and can be made at TakeMyShot.NC.gov. Walk-ins will also be accommodated.
Initial vaccines, boosters, and kids’ vaccines are available:
- Pfizer
- Two-dose vaccine, approved for anyone 5 & older; note: kids aged 6 months -11 years receive a smaller dose than the adult dose
- Three-dose vaccine, approved for children 6 months to 4 years of age
- Moderna
- Two-dose vaccine, approved for anyone 6 months & older; note: kids aged 6 months -11 years receive a smaller dose than the adult dose
- Johnson & Johnson – one-dose vaccine, approved for anyone 18 & older
Consent from a parent or legal guardian is required for children aged 6 months -15 years to receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
El equipo de Operaciones de la Pandemia del Condado de New Hanover está ofreciendo vacunas gratuitas contra el COVID-19 a la comunidad.
Se recomiendan las citas y se pueden hacer en TakeMyShot.NC.gov. También se acomodarán “walk-ins” sin cita previa.
Las vacunas iniciales, los refuerzos y las vacunas para niños están disponibles:
- Pfizer
- Vacuna de dos dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona de 5 años o más; nota: los niños de 6 meses a 11 años reciben una dosis más pequeña que la dosis para adultos
- Vacuna de tres dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona de 6 meses a 4 años
- Moderna
- Vacuna de dos dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona de 6 meses años o más; nota: los niños de 6 meses a 11 años reciben una dosis más pequeña que la dosis para adultos
- Johnson & Johnson – vacuna de una dosis, aprobada para cualquier persona mayor de 18 años
Se requiere el consentimiento de un padre o tutor legal para que los niños de 6 meses a 15 años reciban un vacuna Pfizer o Moderna COVID-19.
New Hanover County COVID-19 Dashboard
To open the dashboard full-screen in a new window for better viewing, click here.
COVID-19 data for New Hanover County is gathered and updated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NC Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 dashboards. For more information, visit CDC.gov or NCDHHS.gov. See more questions and answers about New Hanover County’s COVID-19 data and information below.
Public School Data: New Hanover County Schools provides a dashboard of COVID-19 cases in schools, based on information from Public Health, and that can be found at nhcs.net/backtoschool.
UNCW Data: UNCW also publishes a public dashboard with information about cases of COVID-19 among students and staff, testing and quarantine and isolation beds in use. View the UNCW dashboard here.
Hospitalizations: Hospitalization data is provided and updated by the NC Department of Health & Human Services here and the CDC here.
Testing Data: COVID-19 testing data is provided by the NC Department of Health & Human Services and is updated on their dashboard here. Additionally, you can see statewide information about testing, hospitalizations, outbreaks and clusters, and more on the NCDHHS dashboard.
A: COVID-19 data for New Hanover County is gathered and updated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) COVID-19 dashboards. New Hanover County’s dashboard reports COVID-19 data on:
- CDC’s Community Level (CDC)
- Percent Positivity for New Hanover County (CDC)
- Percent of total population fully vaccinated in New Hanover County (NCDHHS)
- Total Cases in New Hanover County (NCDHHS)
- Total Deaths in New Hanover County (NCDHHS)
*CDC Community Level is updated every Friday by 9 am
*CDC Percent Positivity is updated Monday – Friday by 4 pm
*NCDHHS Data is updated every Wednesday
Data is subject to change according to CDC and NCDHHS schedules. Information is confirmed by the state and checked regularly to provide accurate and up to date information for the public, so data and reports may change retroactively. Check the dashboard regularly for the most accurate information.