Laboratory-Confirmed Cases |
Cases Reported |
Recovered Patients |
Active Patients |
||||||||||||||
3232 |
30 |
2103 |
1090 |
||||||||||||||
Deaths |
Hospitalized |
Active Outbreaks |
Active Clusters |
||||||||||||||
39 |
27 |
4 |
1 |
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Tests Conducted |
Total Negative |
Positivity Rate |
|||||||||||||||
34,974 |
30,623 |
9.24% |
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28645 |
28630 |
28638 |
28601 |
28611 |
28667 |
28606 |
28655 |
28624 |
28605 |
||||||||
1762 |
832 |
479 |
81 |
36 |
18 |
7 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
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0-17 |
18-24 |
25-49 |
50-64 |
65-74 |
75+ |
||||||||||||
423 |
352 |
1128 |
757 |
344 |
228 |
Thirty cases were reported today — 12 in the 28645 Zip code, nine in 28630, six in 28638, two in 28667, and one in 28611. Five patients are under the age of 17; five are between 18 and 24; eight are between 25 and 49; eight patients are between 50 and 64; one is between 65 and 74; and three are over the age of 75.
According to NC DHHS, the following groups of people should consider being tested for COVID-19:
- 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.
Free COVID-19 testing continues to be available at the Caldwell County Health Department. To be tested at the Health Department, call (828) 426-8520 to schedule a same-day appointment. For a list of other testing sites in the county, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19/testing.
At this time, it may take up to five business days to receive test results.
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.