LENOIR, NC (September 29, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
| Laboratory-Confirmed Cases | Cases Reported | Recovered Patients | Active Patients | |||||||||||
| 1691 | 7 | 1065 | 598 | |||||||||||
| Deaths | Hospitalized | Active Outbreaks | Active Clusters | |||||||||||
| 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total Tested | Total Negative | % Patients Tested Positive | ||||||||||||
| 22,974 | 20,732 | 7.36% | ||||||||||||
| 28624 | 28606 | 28645 | 28630 | 28638 | 28601 | 28667 | 28611 | 28655 | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 932 | 441 | 238 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| CASES BY AGE | ||||||||||||||
| 0-17 | 18-24 | 25-49 | 50-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | |||||||||
| 238 | 170 | 608 | 381 | 187 | 107 | |||||||||
| CASES BY RACE | ||||||||||||||
| White | African American | Hispanic | Asian | American Indian | Multi-Racial | |||||||||
| 72.29% | 5.74% | 20.71% | 0.49% | 0.07% | 0.70% | |||||||||
Seven COVID-19 cases were reported today — four in the 28645 Zip code, one in the 28638, one in the 28601, and one in the 28655. One patient is under age 17; two are between 25 and 49; two patients are between the ages of 50 and 64; one patient is between 65 and 75; and one patient is over the age of 75.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued a Secretarial Order updating visitation guidelines for nursing homes to allow indoor visitation. Indoor visitation will only be permitted in nursing homes with no COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days and in counties with a percent positive testing rate of less than 10%. Caldwell County’s percent positive testing rate stands at 7.36% today.
For information about Coronavirus, visit here or call the Emergency Operations Center at 828-426-8605. For statistical information, visit here.
