10 COVID-19 Cases Reported

Ten COVID-19 cases were reported today — seven in the 28645 Zip code, two in 28630, and one in 28601. Five patients are between 25 and 49; three are between 50 and 64; and two patients are over the age of 75. 

State and local health officials recommend COVID-19 testing for the following:

• Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19
• Close contacts of known positive cases, regardless of symptoms 
• People who live in or have regular contact with high-risk settings (e.g., long-term care facility, homeless shelter, correctional facility, migrant farmworker camp) 
• People who are at high risk of severe illness (e.g., people over 65 years of age, people of any age with underlying health conditions) 
• Minority populations 
• Healthcare workers or first responders (e.g. EMS, law enforcement, fire department, military)
• Frontline and essential workers (grocery store clerks, gas station attendants, etc.) in settings where social distancing is difficult to maintain 
• People who have attended protests, rallies, or other mass gatherings could have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or could have exposed others.

To find a testing location in Caldwell County, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19/testing.

For information about Coronavirus, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19 or call the Emergency Operations Center at 828-426-8605. For statistical information, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19/dashboard.