33rd COVID-19-Related Death Reported

November 4, 2020

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases			Cases Reported			Recovered Patients						Active Patients
2708			30			1790						885
Deaths			Hospitalized			Active Outbreaks						Active Clusters
33			20			2						3
Tests Conducted		10-Day Average Tests Conducted			Total Negative				10-Day Average Positive Cases				Positivity Rate
31,340		269.4			27,844				35				8.64%
28645	28630	28638		28601	28611		28667		28606	28655			28624		28605
1516	666	409		63	27		12		6	7			1		1
0-17			18-24			25-49		50-64			65-74			75+
357			291			947		618			301			194

Today, Caldwell County learned of its 33^rd COVID-19-related death. The patient was between the ages of 65 and 74, was reported to have underlying health conditions, and was hospitalized. To be counted by the county as a COVID-19-related death, the death certificate must list COVID-19 as a cause of death, and the patient must have tested positive for the virus prior to their death.

Thirty new COVID-19 cases have been reported today — 13 in the 28645 Zip code, two in 28638, and 15 in 28630. Four patients are under the age of 17; three are between 18 and 24; 10 are between 25 and 49; eight are between 50 and 64; four patients are between 65 and 74; and one is over the age of 75.

Twenty patients are currently hospitalized. Sixteen patients are at UNC Caldwell, and the remaining patients are at Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge–Morganton (formerly Grace Hospital), Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center, and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

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.