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LENOIR, NC (December 28, 2021) -- The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is pausing allocation of some monoclonal therapies used to treat patients who test positive for COVID. Allocations of bamlanivimab and etesevimab…

LENOIR, NC (December 17, 2021) -- The State of North Carolina notified Caldwell County this late afternoon about a confirmed case of Hepatitis A in an individual who works at KFC in Hudson. According to state guidelines, transmission to…

LENOIR, NC (December 13, 2021) -- The State of North Carolina has notified Caldwell County about a confirmed case of Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), a type of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. This marks the 16th case in…

LENOIR, NC (November 23, 2021) -- The Caldwell County Health Department encourages residents to take precautions to prevent COVID and other flu-like illnesses as they celebrate the holidays. “While COVID cases are currently decreasing in…

LENOIR, NC (October 29, 2021) -- The Caldwell County Health Department (CCHD) has partnered with the county’s Community Paramedics to provide Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Therapy, a treatment for COVID-19 positive patients. “Since the…

LENOIR, NC (October 15, 2021) -- On October 15, 2021, the North Carolina State Laboratory notified Caldwell County Animal Control that a skunk submitted for testing and was infected with the rabies virus. The skunk was found on Addison Lane…

LENOIR, NC (October 11, 2021) -- The Caldwell County Health Department will host its annual Flu Drive-Thru Friday, October 29, from 3-6 p.m. in the parking lot of the Health and Human Services building, located at 2345 Morganton Boulevard…