Burke County’s Response to COVID-19
• Burke County is currently at 114 positive cases. The cases consist of traveling, congregate living,
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.
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 into public settings.
Update on www.burkenc.org/COVID-19 Webpage:
Before close of business on Wednesday, Burke County’s COVID-19 webpage will be getting an addition
of a data dashboard. Information on this dashboard will be updated daily.
As of today, recovery numbers for Burke County will be posted on both the Burke County Health
Department FaceBook page and the Burke County COVID-19 webpage. These numbers will be updated
weekly on Mondays.
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.
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