LENOIR, NC (April 14, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
| Confirmed COVID-19 Cases |
COVID-19 Deaths | COVID-19 Tests Conducted | Negative Tests | Recovered Patients | |
| 19 | 0 | 1056 | 915 | 12 | |
| CONFIRMED CASES BY ZIP CODE | |||||
| 28638 | 4 | 28645 | 11 | ||
| 28630 | 3 | 28601 | 1 | ||
*Updated 4-14-2020 at 4 p.m.
No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Caldwell County today.
While Caldwell County has no new cases to report today, it is important to continue to follow the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines:
- If you feel sick, stay home. Do not go to work. Contact your medical provider.
- If your children are sick, keep them at home. Do not send them to daycare. Keep them at home.
- If someone in your household has tested positive for COVID-19, keep the entire household at home.
- If you are an older person, stay home and away from other people.
- If you are a person with a serious underlying health condition that puts you at increased risk (for example, a condition that impairs your lung or heart function or weakens your immune system) stay home and away from other people.
Due to COVID-19, all Wilson Creek Day Use areas located in Pisgah National Forest have been closed by the U.S. Forest Service. River day use is closed, and USFS trails are closed. For a complete list of USFS closings, visit www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD724408.
Food banks still need help keeping shelves stocked. Locally, donations can be made to Yokefellow of Caldwell County at 202 Harper Avenue, Lenoir and South Caldwell Christian Ministries at 5 Quarry Road, Granite Falls.
For information about Coronavirus, visit www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19 or call the Caldwell County Health Department Health Information Line at 828-426-8456 or the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 828-426-8605. Resources are available in Spanish at www.caldwellcountync.org/coronavirus-covid-19/enfermedades-coronavirus-2019-respuesta-covid-19.
