Caldwell County Reports 20 COVID-19 Patients Have Recovered

Updated 4-28-20

Twenty patients in Caldwell County have now recovered from COVID-19. To be counted as recovered, patients must be released by their health care provider and meet all of the following criteria:

• At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications
• Improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath)
• At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared

No additional positive cases were reported today.

For local 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.