12 COVID-19 Patients Recovered

*Updated 4-13-2020 at 4 p.m.

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Caldwell County today and 12 patients have recovered.

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order implementing stricter social distancing guidelines. The order, which went into effect at 5 p.m. today, requires retail stores to:

• Set limits on how many people can be in a store at one time
• Mark off checkout lines and other areas where customers gather to maintain a distance of six feet
• Take specific cleaning measures

The order also streamlines unemployment insurance claims and sets standards for long-term care facilities like requiring specific personal protective equipment and close monitoring of residents for COVID-19.

For information about Coronavirus, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19 or call the Caldwell County Health Department Health Information Line at 828-426-8456 or the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 828-426-8605.  Resources are available in Spanish at www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19/enfermedades-coronavirus-2019-respuesta-covid-19.

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