Transylvania Public Health is reporting 35 additional cases of COVID-19, for a total of 7,718 cases and 80 deaths among county residents. Currently, 27 county residents are in isolation for COVID-19. Current outbreaks in group living facilities include 40 cases at The Oaks; other outbreaks have been closed as it has been 14 days since the last identified case.
New cases in Transylvania County decreased 29% in the past 7 days compared to the previous 7 days. Community transmission remains high throughout NC and over half of the US. As of September 29, Transylvania was in the low (green) category for the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels, based on 191.94 new cases in the past 7 days per 100,000 population, 4.2 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population, and 4% of staffed inpatient beds in the region in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19.
The CDC recommends the following actions for everyone in areas with low Community Levels: 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 October 5, the NCDHHS COVID-19 Dashboard shows slowing virus activity. The wastewater monitoring metric rose slightly to 12.1 million virus particles per person in the past week. Emergency department visits for COVID-like symptoms were 4% of all ED visits. New cases of COVID-19 and new hospital admissions for COVID-19 both decreased. The COVID-19 variants detected by laboratory sequencing for the two weeks ending September 24 were 79% Omicron BA.5, 17% BA.4.6, 1% BA.4, 1% BA.7, 1% BA.2.75, and less than 1% BA.2 and BA.2.12.1. Based on the CDC’s Community Levels, 65 counties in NC are low (green), 23 counties are medium (yellow), and 12 counties 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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