Caldwell Co. at 105 COVID-19 Monday

One New COVID-19 Case Reported Monday

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases*

Recovered Patients*

Deaths

105

61

2

Hospitalized

Percentage of Tested Patients Who Are Positive

7

3.95%

Total Tested

Total Negative

2632

2382

Confirmed Cases by Zip Code*

28645

28638

28630

28601

70

14

19

2

Percentage of Confirmed Cases by Age*

0-24

25-64

65+

17%

76%

7%

*Updated 5-24-20

 One new COVID-19 case was reported today in the 28638 Zip code. Sixty-one patients in Caldwell County are now counted as recovered from COVID-19. To be considered recovered and be eligible to return to work, patients must meet all of the following criteria:

 ·       At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared

·       At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications

·       Improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath)

 For local 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.