CCHD COVID-19 Update #123 (August 6, 2020)

LENOIR, NC (August 6, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Thursday, August 6, 2020.

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases		Cases Reported Today		Recovered Patients			Active Patients
1193		18		592			586
Deaths		Hospitalized		Active Outbreaks			Active Clusters
15		20		6			2
Total Tested				Total Negative		% Patients Tested Positive
15,339				13,368		7.78%
CASES BY ZIP CODE
28606	28645	28630	28638	28601	28667	28611		28655
1	683	305	167	20	3	13		1
CASES BY AGE
0-17		18-24		25-49	50-64	65-74		75+
154		122		429	268	139		81
CASES BY RACE
White		Black		Hispanic	Asian
66.79%		6.75%		25.89%	0.56%

Updated 08-06-2020

Eighteen COVID-19 cases were reported to the Health Department today — 13 in the 28645 Zip code, one in the 28630, and four in the 28638. One patient is under the age of 17; seven patients are between 25 and 49; five are between 50 and 64; three are between 65 and 74; and two are over the age of 75.

Seventy-eight patients have been added to the recovered list, bringing the total to 592. To be counted as recovered and be eligible to return to work, patients must meet 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  the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 828-426-8605. For statistical information, visit here.

Caldwell County COVID-19 Daily Report for August 6, 2020

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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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