Burke County’s Response to COVID-19
• Burke County is currently at 83 positive cases. The cases consist of both traveling and community
spread. All positive cases are isolated and Public Health staff continues to investigate the cases
and will be locating those close contacts to help contain the spread of the infection.
• Numbers noted on the state website may fluctuate during the public health investigations when
staff find out that some positive tests are truly not Burke County residents. Numbers listed above
are correct numbers for Burke County.
• Public information line has been opened Monday through Friday, 8am – 5pm for those with
questions can call 828-764-9388.
The Burke County Command Staff and Burke County Health Department are working very hard to keep
all residents within Burke County as healthy as possible during this challenging time. If residents
continue to not stay at home, congregate in businesses (less than 6 feet and for 10 minutes or longer) and
stay out in public, the more likely you will run in to someone that has COVID-19 and probably doesn’t
know they have it and don’t have any symptoms. In the future, as businesses are opened, this possibility
will become even greater.
All positive cases are investigated and all close contacts of those are notified and tested. If contacts are
determined not to be easily identifiable then the Burke County Public Health officials will get the
information out into the public for those that might have been in contact with someone testing positive.
Residents will continue to put themselves at risk the more they go in to public settings.
Since the data for this situation is continually changing, North Carolina residents can always check the
NC Department of Health and Human Services website for updated information. The website is located
at https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/covid19.
Update on www.burkenc.org/COVID-19 Webpage:
• Charts with percentages of positives cases by gender and age breakdowns
• These charts are updated by 5pm daily
If you have any further questions or need additional information, contact the Burke County Public
Information Line at 828-764-9388, Monday – Friday from 8am – 5pm. After hours, weekends and
holidays, the NC Public Information Line number is provided as a resource to contact. The operator will
answer your questions or direct you to the correct person to answer your questions. Or you can also visit
the Burke County COVID-19 webpage at www.burkenc.org/COVID-19. If you are having a medical
emergency, call 9-1-1 and inform the dispatcher that you have symptoms listed for COVID-19.
