Transylvania Public Health is reporting 57 additional cases of COVID-19, for a total of 7,313 cases and 79 deaths among county residents. Currently, 41 county residents are in isolation for COVID-19. Current outbreaks in group living facilities include 15 cases at Accordius, 9 cases at The Oaks, and 3 cases at Cedar Mountain House.
New cases in Transylvania have decreased 21% in the past 7 days compared to the previous 7 days. Community transmission remains high throughout NC and most of the US. As of August 25, Transylvania has moved back into the medium (yellow) category for the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels, based on 235.57 new cases in the past 7 days per 100,000 population, 7.4 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population, and 4.7% of staffed inpatient beds in the region in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19.
In the medium category, the CDC recommends that people who are at high risk for severe illness should consider wearing a mask indoors in public and taking additional precautions. Everyone should: Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Get tested if you have symptoms. Wear a mask if you have symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19. Wear a mask on public transportation. Choose to wear a mask at any time as an additional precaution to protect yourself and others.
The NCDHHS COVID-19 Dashboard shows decreasing virus activity. The wastewater monitoring metric was level at around 20.0 million virus particles per person in the past week. Emergency department visits for COVID-like symptoms decreased to 5.3% of all ED visits. New cases of COVID-19 decreased but new hospital admissions for COVID-19 rose slightly. The variants detected by laboratory sequencing for the 2 weeks ending August 20 were 81% Omicron BA.5, 11% BA.4.6, 6% BA.4, 1% BA.2.12.1, and less than 1% BA.2. Based on the CDC’s Community Levels, 22 counties in NC are low (green), 35 are medium (yellow), and 43 are high (orange). More information is available at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard.
For more information, visit http://transylvaniahealth.org/covid-19/. This data does NOT include people who test positive for COVID-19 using at-home tests.
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