Transylvania Public Health is reporting 27 additional cases of COVID-19

By Press release submission

Dec 14, 2022

Transylvania Public Health is reporting 27 additional cases of COVID-19, for a total of 7,964 cases and 83 deaths among county residents. Currently, 22 county residents are in isolation for COVID-19.

New cases in Transylvania County increased 35% in the past 7 days compared to the previous 7 days. As of Dec. 1, Transylvania remains in the low (green) category for the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels, based on 40.72 new cases in the past 7 days per 100,000 population, 2.2 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population, and 3.1% of staffed inpatient beds in the region in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19. Based on data from Nov. 30, community transmission was moderate in Transylvania; transmission is currently high in 21 counties in NC and over half of counties nationwide.

The CDC recommends that everyone: 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 Dec. 7, the NCDHHS COVID-19 Dashboard shows increasing virus activity. The wastewater monitoring metric rose to 13.4 million virus particles per person in the past week. Emergency department visits for COVID-like symptoms were up to 4% of all ED visits. New cases of COVID-19 and new hospital admissions for COVID-19 both increased. Statewide, 17% of vaccinated people have received a dose of the new bivalent booster. The most common COVID-19 variants detected by laboratory sequencing for the two weeks ending November 26 were Omicron BA.5 (33%), BQ.1.1 (29%), and BF.7 (10%). Based on the CDC’s Community Levels, no counties in NC are high (orange), 3 counties are medium (yellow) and 97 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.