Number of COVID-19 cases in Transylvania County

UPDATE 9/23/20

As of 9/23/20, Transylvania Public Health is reporting 3 additional cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 329 cases and 7 deaths among county residents. There are two outbreaks of COVID-19 associated with congregate living facilities in Transylvania County; 86 cases and 4 deaths have been associated with these outbreaks.

Original Article Below

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. – Transylvania Public Health (TPHD) has been notified of an additional case of COVID-19, in a preschool-aged child. This is the 8th lab-confirmed case among Transylvania County residents. At this time, Transylvania Public Health is actively conducting contact tracing related to this case.

As of 5/18/20, there have been 8 positive and 300 negative tests reported among Transylvania County residents; an additional 10 tests are pending results at this time.

Statewide the NCDHHS has confirmed 19,023 cases in 99 N.C. counties. 511 are currently hospitalized, and 661 have died.

TPHD also emphasizes that anyone who becomes ill with a respiratory type illness to isolate until the following criteria are met:

• At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND
• At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

If you become sick with a respiratory type illness and are in one of the following categories, please contact the TPHD at 828.884.3135 or your primary care provider to determine if you need to be tested.