Burke Co. Covid-19 Update for Sunday

Burke County is currently at 548 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.
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Update from Burke County Health Department:
The Burke County Public Information Line number has been changed to 828-764-9168. Please do
not call the previous number at 764-9388.
Update from NC Dept of Health and Human Services:
The state has increased testing to include:
• Anyone who has attended a mass gathering including a protest
• Anyone who works in a setting at higher risk of exposure such as a grocery store, restaurant, gas
station, or childcare program
• People who live or work in high-risk settings such as long-term facilities, homeless shelters,
correctional facilities (jails, prisons, etc) or food processing facilities
Our new normal, practice the 3 W’s: WEAR – a cloth face covering when out in public and in places
where you cannot physically distance yourself from others, WAIT – at least six feet from others
everywhere you are and WASH – your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand
sanitizer if you do not have access to soap and water.
If you have recently gotten a COVID-19 test but have not gotten your test results, please make sure
to contact the place where you got tested to get your results. All who get tested for COVID-19 are
REQUIRED to self-isolate (stay at home and do not go out for any reason) at home until their test
results return which could be 2 to 4 days depending upon the company doing the testing. Also, you
will need to self-isolate from others within your home until your test results come back so you do
not spread the virus within your home.
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