This is the COVID-19 Report for Monday, August 31, 2020
The first section deals with Macon County and an additional section is a collection of videos on the pandemic and issues related to the pandemic.
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Macon County Updates
Numbers from Macon County Public Health
Cases
547 Detected Cases (+1 since Friday)
15 Active Positive (-15 since Friday)
525 Recovered (+13 since Friday)
7 Deaths (+3 since Friday)
Testing Data for Macon County
5038 MCPH Tests (+37 since Friday)
1755 Tests by Others (+5 since Friday)
6793 Total Tests (+42 since Friday)
111 Tests Pending Results (-22 since Friday)
3:03pm
Press Release
Macon County Public Health
Monday, August 31, 2020
Macon County Reports Three Deaths Related to COVID-19
Three Macon County residents diagnosed with COVID-19 have died. These individuals were over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the families´ privacy, no further information will be released about these patients.
“We are extremely saddened by these losses. As this pandemic is affecting our entire community, today we pray for these families coping with this devastating news.” stated Kathy McGaha, Macon County Health Director. Mrs. McGaha continued, “It is so important that each of us do what we can to limit the spread of this virus. We can make a difference by wearing a mask, washing your hands, and staying 6 feet from others. Continue to practice social distancing and limit your trips outside your home to help to slow the spread of COVID-19.”
The entire state of North Carolina is under a “Safer at Home” executive order, currently under phase two with masks required to be worn when social distancing cannot be maintained. Older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19; however, anyone of any age can become infected with this illness. Therefore, we ask that community members strictly follow the governor’s orders and continue to practice social distancing, as well as safe hygiene measures such as hand washing and frequently cleaning touched objects and surfaces. The public can monitor the different phases of re-opening and learn more about the restrictions at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/guidance.
It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable sources. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus and NCDHHS’ website at www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus, which also includes future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.
Symptoms for COVID-19 are fever, cough, other lower respiratory illness (shortness of breath). If you believe that you may have COVID-19, please call the Health Department at 828-349-2517. The call center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 4:00pm, closing daily for lunch from 12:00pm – 1:00pm, until further notice.
Videos
Dr John Campbell
Reducing death rates
CDC Death Rates and Comorbidities [LINK]
How to Think about Lockdowns [Q&A with Grey]
World Health Organization holds a press briefing on the coronavirus outbreak — 8/31/2020
188 Coronavirus Autopsies (COVID-19) – Here are the BIGGEST Takeaways
Published at 6:00pm on Monday, August 31, 2020
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