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Introduction
Developing COVID-19 News
Mission-HCA Patient Report
Detected, Active, Recovered, and Deaths
Testing Statistics
Vaccine Delivery Statistics
Macon County Public Schools Report
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Introduction
Numbers released on Thursday, September 30th, 2021.
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since April 17th, 2020, when the health department started releasing numbers to the public. Numbers from the Macon County Public Schools have been added after the Vaccine Report and are more conveniently accessed via the Table of Contents at the top of this article.
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Developing COVID-19 News
The Macon County Public Health Department has reported three deaths due to COVID-19 this week. Here is a chart showing the number of deaths by month since March 2020.
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Mission-HCA Patient Report
[editor's note: once enough data has been collected, Macon Media will begin producing a chart for this staistic) Mission Hospital did not respond to a request for hospitalization numbers today, so here are yesterday's numbers:
As of 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 29 there are 141 COVID positive inpatients in Mission Health system; 116 at Mission Hospital; 9 at Angel Medical Center; 1 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital; 12 at Mission Hospital McDowell; 3 at Transylvania Regional Hospital
Message from Macon Public Health
Older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions may 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 recommendations and continue to practice social distancing, as well as safe hygiene measures such as hand washing and frequently cleaning touched objects and surfaces. Everyone who is eligible is encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a safe and effective prevention tool.
If you believe that you may have COVID-19, please call the Health Department at 828-349-2081 to schedule an appointment for a test. To register and schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, please call 828-349-2081.
Here is a new chart that may be of some use to the public. It measures the change in the numbers of detected COVID-19 cases from Friday to Friday as a percentage change from the previous Friday. It starts on Friday, May 20th, which saw a 0.57% increase in detected cases over the previous week.
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Introduction
Known COVID-19 Cases
5030 Detected
(+72 from yesterday and +247 from last week and +990 in four weeks and +4408 or +708.68% from one year ago)
328 Active
(-79 (-19.41%) from yesterday and -63 (-16.11%) from last week and +119 (+56.94%) in four weeks and +310 or +17.22% from one year ago
4641 Recovered
(+148 from yesterday and +304 from last week and +856 in four weeks and +4044 (+677.39%) from one year ago)
61 Deaths
+2 (+5.17%) from Friday and +6 (+10.91%) from last week and +15 (+32.61%) in four weeks and +54 or +771.43% from one year ago)
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Testing Statistics
Testing numbers reported to the health department
12439 by Macon County Public Health
(+131 from yesterday and +362 from last week and +1500 in four weeks and +6632 or +118.53% from one year ago)
14457 by Others
(+53 from yesterday and +422 from last week and +1563 in four weeks and +12247 or 555.67% from one year ago)
26890 Total Tests
(+164 from yesterday and +809 from last week and +3145 in four weeks and +19025 or 241.89% from one year ago)
265 tests pending results
(-18 from yesterday and -9 from last week and +106 in four weeks and +165 or +165.00% from one year ago)
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Vaccine Delivery Statistics
Vaccine Delivery Statistics
23 Vaccines Given Today
+23 from yesterday
23 given this week
682 Vaccines in Inventory
-98 from yesterday
-98 this week
13032 Total Vaccines Given
+23 from yesterday
23 given this week
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Macon County Public Schools Report
Macon County Public Schools Report
Friday, September 24, 2021
Cartoogechaye Elementary
Currently Quarantined 13 students and 2 staff
Currently Posivitve 4 students and 1 staff
East Franklin Elementary
Currently Quarantined 11 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 0 students and 0 staff
Franklin High School
Currently Quarantined 37 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 11 students and 0 staff
Highlands School
Currently Quarantined 16 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 6 students and 3 staff
Iotla Valley Elementary
Currently Quarantined 16 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 0 students and 0 staff
Macon Early College
Currently Quarantined 2 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 0 students and 0 staff
Macon Middle School
Currently Quarantined 21 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 7 students and 0 staff
Mountain Valley Intermediate
Currently Quarantined 17students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 8 students and 1 staff
Nantahala School
Currently Quarantined 0 students and 1 staff
Currently Posivitve 2 students and 2 staff
South Macon Elemenary
Currently Quarantined 53 students and 3 staff
Currently Posivitve 3 students and 2 staff
Union Academy
Currently Quarantined 10 students and 1 staff
Currently Posivitve 0 students and 1 staff
Central Offices
Currently Quantined 0 staff
Currently Positive 0 staff
Totals
Students Quarantined 196
Students Positive 42
Students Avoiding Quantine Due to Vaccination 49
Total Students Out of School 238
Staff Quarantined 7
Staff Positive 10
Staff Avoiding Quarantine Due to Vaccination 39
Total Staff Out of School 17
Substitues Quarantined 0 Substitutes Positive 1 Total Substitues Out 1
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Published at 8:00pm on Thursay, September 30, 2021
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