41st COVID-19-Related Death Reported

November 24, 2020

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases			Cases Reported				Recovered Patients							Active Patients
3374			89				2137							1196
Deaths			Hospitalized				Active Outbreaks							Active Clusters
41			26				4							1
Tests Conducted					Total Negative						Positivity Rate
35,942					31,407						9.38%
28645	28630	28638		28601		28611		28667		28606		28655			28624		28605
1832	877	504		82		37		18		7		15			1		1
0-17			18-24				25-49		50-64				65-74			75+
440			368				1184		790				354			238

Caldwell County Health Department confirmed the county’s 41^st COVID-19-related death. The patient was between the ages of 65 and 74, was hospitalized, and reported to have underlying health conditions. 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.

Eighty-nine cases were reported today — 42 in the 28645 Zip code, 27 in 28630, 19 in 28638, and one in 28601. Ten patients are under the age of 17; 10 are between 18 and 24; 41 are between 25 and 49; 18 patients are between 50 and 64; seven are between 65 and 74; and three patients are over the age of 75.

Today’s total marks the highest single day total of cases reported since the pandemic began. While higher totals have been reported, those totals included cases from over a weekend.

“Our staff is just beginning to contact trace the cases reported today,” explained Caldwell County Public Health Director Anna Martin. “Upon initial review of these cases, we do not see obvious connections pointing to new outbreaks or clusters, but we will continue to monitor for any connections between cases.”

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.