Mecklenburg County commissioners will receive a COVID-19 update tonight #MeckBOCC 
Binoculars are needed but if you squint you can kind of see George Dunlap and Trevor Fuller #MeckBOCC
The COVID-19 update is being moved up because it is 6:23 pm and commissioners can't start public hearings until 6:30 #MeckBOCC
2735 confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date in Mecklenburg County, according to Gibbie Harris. 69 deaths. Meck received a truck from the state this week with PPE for long term care facilities. It is a 14 day supply #MeckBOCC
The goal is for the county to test 5% of the population in 30 days. The county is 25% to that goal. Internal audit staff and some folks from Medic will help out with contact tracing, according to Harris #MeckBOCC
Harris says the percent positives of cases have seen a slight decrease, which is a good thing. Hospitalizations are stable #meckbocc
Mecklenburg County is rolling out a new COVID-19 dashboard. It will be updated at 5 pm. It is going live tonight. Rowan County has a similar dashboard #MeckBOCC
Commissioner @PatCothamMeck asks for more information about construction workers w/ COVID. Harris says the county is seeing clusters in a number of construction sites. Most of these workers are working closely together w/out masks and social distancing #MeckBOCC
Commissioner @fullerfornc is pitching a new reopening and recovery taskforce that focuses on Mecklenburg County's response to COVID-19 #MeckBOCC
Commissioner @vote4Dunlap says the city of Charlotte is developing its own plan. Unclear what this plan entails #MeckBOCC
Commissioner @vote4Dunlap says whatever Mecklenburg County comes up with, it can't be inconsistent with what the Governor is doing for the state #MeckBOCC
Commissioner @fullerfornc: "We don't have a plan for reopening." #MeckBOCC
#MeckBOCC votes 6-3 to create this taskforce. Commissioners Cotham, Powell, Dunlap vote no
Gibbie Harris says we are not seeing community spread increase in our community, it is actually decreasing it a bit #MeckBOCC
On masks- Harris says the county is working to be consistent with the governor's plan. Harris says the challenges with requiring masks are: limited supply, enforcement, medical reasons preventing wearing them, mental health reasons preventing wearing them #MeckBOCC
Here's the new Mecklenburg County COVID-19 dashboard... looks good! #MeckBOCC mecknc.gov/COVID-19/Pages…
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