CCHD COVID-19 Update #117 (July 29, 2020) (41 COVID-19 Cases Reported Today)…

LENOIR, NC (July 29, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases				Recovered Patients			Active Patients
1048				477			571
Deaths		Hospitalized		Active Outbreaks			Active Cluster
12		19		6			1
Total Tested				Total Negative		% Patients Tested Positive
13,484				11,526		7.77%
CASES BY ZIP CODE
28606	28645	28630	28638	28601	28667	28611		28655
1	591	269	152	18	3	13		1
CASES BY AGE
0-17		18-24		25-49	50-64	65-74		75+
137		111		379	232	121		68
CASES BY RACE
White		Black		Hispanic	Asian
67.04%		6.40%		25.99%	0.56%

Updated 07-29-2020

Forty-one COVID-19 cases have been reported today in Caldwell County — 28 in the 28645 Zip code, six in the 28630, and seven in the 28638. Eight patients are under the age of 17; four are between 18 and 24; 14 are between 25 and 49; 10 are between 50 and 64; one is between 65 and 74; and four patients are over the age of 75.

Four hundred seventy-seven patients are now counted as recovered. To be counted as recovered and be eligible to return to work, patients must meet all of the following criteria:

• At least 10 days since symptom onset
• At least 24 hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications
• Improvement of other symptoms

For information about Coronavirus, visit here or call the Caldwell County Health Department Health Information Line at 828-426-8456 or the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 828-426-8605. For statistical information, visit here.

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Hospitalized – The number of hospitalized patients is not cumulative. It is the number of patients from Caldwell County currently hospitalized, regardless of what county they are hospitalized in.

“Also, if you follow the state numbers, you will notice we are reporting fewer cases than the state shows for our county. We report cases once the health care provider who conducted the test shares pertinent patient information and confirms test results. Until we receive that information, we do not add cases to our log.

Remember, we only report cases for patients who live in Caldwell County. Cases are counted by patient, not the number of times the patient tests positive.” Caldwell County Health Department

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