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CCHD COVID-19 Update #161 (September 29, 2020)

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.

Caldwell Journal