35 COVID-19 Cases Reported

November 2, 2020

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases			Cases Reported			Recovered Patients						Active Patients
2652			35			1738						882
Deaths			Hospitalized			Active Outbreaks						Active Clusters
32			21			2						3
Total Tested						Total Negative					% Patients Tested Positive
30,795						27,532					8.61%
28645	28630	28638		28601	28611		28667		28606	28655			28624		28605
1491	642	402		63	27		12		6	7			1		1
CASES BY AGE
0-17			18-24			25-49		50-64			65-74			75+
350			286			925		609			290			192
CASES BY RACE
White			African American			Hispanic		Asian			American Indian			Multi-Racial
77.49%			4.74%			16.65%		0.34%			0.05%			0.73%

Thirty-five new COVID-19 cases have been reported today — 24 in the 28645 Zip code, six in 28638, and five in 28630. Three patients are under the age of 17; two are between 18 and 24; 14 are between 25 and 49; eight are between 50 and 64; five patients are between 65 and 74; and three are over the age of 75.

Of the 7,322 COVID-19 tests conducted in October, 902 people tested positive for a positivity rate of 12.31 percent. October marks the highest number of cases, tests conducted, and positivity rate since the pandemic began. In July, which saw the second highest number of positive cases and tests conducted, 6552 tests were conducted, and 685 people tested positive for a positivity rate of 10.45 percent.

	Positive Cases	Tests Conducted	Positivity Rate
April	32	826	3.87%
May	108	1,643	6.57%
June	258	4,497	5.73%
July	685	6,552	10.45%
August	328	5,255	6.43%
September	270	3,719	7.26%
October	902	7,322	12.31%

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.