Caldwell Reports 2 new Cases Friday

April 10, 2020 Local News

Two Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 in Caldwell County

 

Confirmed
COVID-19 Cases		 COVID-19 Deaths COVID-19 Tests Conducted Negative Tests Recovered Patients
17* 0 958 820 8
CONFIRMED CASES BY ZIP CODE*
28638 4 28645 9  
28630 3 28601 1  

*Only updated number of confirmed cases

 

Caldwell County has two additional positive COVID-19 cases. Public health officials are investigating and providing for the essential needs of the patients.

 

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, Governor Roy Cooper issued stronger social distancing requirements, which go into effect Monday, April 13 at 5 p.m. Some of the directives include:

  • Setting limits of how many people can be in a store at one time, 5 people per 1,000 square feet of retail space or 20% of fire marshal posted occupancy limits
  • Marking 6 feet of distance for areas where people gather like checkout lines
  • Requiring specific cleaning measures for retail stores

During the Easter weekend, the Caldwell County Health Department strongly recommends places of worship hold services online or by conference call. Other options for church services include:

  • Drive-in services with 50 people or less. People should remain in their cars. If people are out of their cars, they should remain six feet apart.
  • Traditional services with 10 people or less. People should remain 6 feet apart
  • Multiple services in order to accommodate these guidelines

 

If congregations plan to gather, they should also consider alternatives for their offering like using a drop box and options for communion like individual single-use containers.