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CCHD COVID-19 Update #170 (October 9, 2020)

LENOIR, NC (October 9, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Friday, October 9, 2020.

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases			Cases Reported			Recovered Patients						Active Patients
1923			26			1146						748
Deaths			Hospitalized			Active Outbreaks						Active Clusters
29			10			3						5
Total Tested						Total Negative					% Patients Tested Positive
24,929						22,555					7.71%
28645	28630	28638		28601	28611		28667		28606	28655			28624		28605
1065	490	275		50	21		12		5	4			1		0
CASES BY AGE
0-17			18-24			25-49		50-64			65-74			75+
267			210			689		418			218			121
CASES BY RACE
White			African American			Hispanic		Asian			American Indian			Multi-Racial
76.04%			4.99%			17.75%		0.39			0.06%			0.78%

Twenty-six COVID-19 cases were reported today — 10 in the 28645 Zip code, 11 in 28630, four in the 28638, and one in 28611. One patient is under the age of 17; five patients are between the ages of 18 and 24; nine patients are between 25 and 49; nine patients are between 50 and 64; one is between 65 and 74; and one patient is over the age of 75.

The cluster at the Caldwell County Courthouse has been closed. NC Department of Health and Human Services defines a cluster as a minimum of five cases with illness onset or initial positive results within a 14-day period and a plausible epidemiological link between cases.

For information about Coronavirus, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19 or call the Emergency Operations Center at 828-426-8605. For statistical information, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19/dashboard.

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