2020 - 8 RESOLUTION - Requesting NC Governor Roy Cooper Allow Executive Order 135 to Expire and Reopen NC for Business, Education, and Social Activity 4-27-20

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WHEREAS, on April 16, 2020 the President of the United States outlined and published a three-phased framework for re-opening states and regions for business and social activity once they are 14 days past their peak in reported new cases;""' and WHEREAS, on April 23, 2020 Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 135 Extending Stay at Home Order through May 8, 2020;12( and WHEREAS, According to 2016 statistics, North Carolina has 843,724 small businesses creating 97.9% of North Carolina Business activity, employing 1.8 million citizens across this great state, comprising of 46% of employees;X and WHEREAS, The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce has assessed the Governor's Executive Order and projects the loss of up to half of our state's small businesses, including a large number of private medical and dental practices, should mandated closures be sustained for months;! and WHEREAS, From March 16 –April 23, 2020, a total of 705,399 North Carolinians filed initial unemployment claims, attributable to the government shut-down;X" and WHEREAS, There is a correlated rise in unemployment, depression, and suicide as many citizens spiral into despair from lack of income and meaningful employment;""' and WHEREAS, The United States population is approximately 330 million. As of April 23, 2020, there are approximately 865,585 COVID-19 cases in the United States, which means 0.26% of the "contiguous" 48 United States population has been infected, 2.6 tenths of one percent. There have been approximately 48,816 deaths with a 94.6% survival rate or a 5.4% death rate making the total mortality rater"' 0.15%; and WHEREAS, North Carolina as of April 24, 2020, has experienced approximately 8,052 cases resulting in 269 deaths with a population of 10.4 million, meaning 0.077% have been infected, 7.7 one- hundredths of one percent of North Carolina's population. The survival rate is 97.7%. The death rate is 3.3%. The mortality rate is 0.026%, 2.6 one- thousandths of one percent;"' and WHEREAS, Approximately 7,708 people die each day in the United States according to 2017 Center for Disease Control statistics,"`—"' and approximately 255 people die from a variety of causes each day in North Carolina, according to 2017 Centers for Disease Control data;' and