Transylvania Public Health is reporting 38 additional cases of COVID-19 and 2 additional deaths, for a total of 7,894 cases and 83 deaths among county residents. Currently, 15 county residents are in isolation for COVID-19. Current outbreaks in group living facilities include 48 cases and 1 death at The Oaks.
New cases in Transylvania County increased 31% in the past 7 days compared to the previous 7 days. As of November 3, Transylvania was in the low (green) category for the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels, based on 72.71 new cases in the past 7 days per 100,000 population, 3.4 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population, and 3.5% of staffed inpatient beds in the region in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19. Community transmission has dropped to “substantial” levels in Transylvania; it remains high in about 1/3 of counties in the state and about 1/2 of counties nationwide.
In areas with low COVID-19 Community Levels, the CDC recommends the following actions: 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.
As of November 9, the NCDHHS COVID-19 Dashboard shows mixed indicators of virus activity. The wastewater monitoring metric rose to 11.2 million virus particles per person in the past week. Emergency department visits for COVID-like symptoms were 4.3% of all ED visits. New cases of COVID-19 and new hospital admissions for COVID-19 both decreased slightly. The COVID-19 variants detected by laboratory sequencing for the two weeks ending October 29 were 60% Omicron BA.5, 19% BA.4.6, 5% BF.7, 6% BQ.1.1, 4% BQ.1, 3% BA.2.75, 1% BA.4, and less than 1% BA.2 and all others. Based on the CDC’s Community Levels, 16 counties in NC are medium (yellow) and 84 are low (green). 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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