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Introduction
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 Wednesday, September 8th, 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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Mission-HCA Patient Report
[editor's note: once enough data has been collected, Macon Media will begin producing a chart for this staistic) As of 5 a.m. on September 8 there are 168 COVID-19 positive inpatients in Mission Health system; 129 at Mission Hospital; 4 at Angel Medical Center; 11 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital; 0 at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital; 14 at Mission Hospital McDowell; 10 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.
See the COVID-19 Report from one year ago today at [MaconMedia.com]
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Introduction
Known COVID-19 Cases
4250 Detected
(+41 from yesterday and +248 from last week and +789 in four weeks and +3692 or 661.65% from one year ago)
303 Active
(+21 (+7.45%) from yesterday and +95 (+45.67%) from last week and +140 (+85.89%) in four weeks and +296 or +4228.57% from one year ago
3898 Recovered
(+20 from yesterday and +149 from last week and +641 in four weeks and +3354 (616.54%) from one year ago)
49 Deaths
(unchanged from yesterday and +4 (+8.89%) from last week and +8 (+19.51%) in four weeks and +42 or 600.00% from one year ago)
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Testing Statistics
Testing numbers reported to the health department
11232 by Macon County Public Health
(+87 from yesterday and +416 from last week and +1322 in four weeks and +6110 or +119.29% from one year ago)
13093 by Others
(+77 from yesterday and +257 from last week and +1255 in four weeks and +11226 or 601.29% from one year ago)
24325 Total Tests
(+164 from yesterday and +673 from last week and +2377 in four weeks and +17336 or 248.05% from one year ago)
367 tests pending results
(+98 from yesterday and +245 from last week and +300 in four weeks and +336 or +1083.87% from one year ago)
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Vaccine Delivery Statistics
Vaccine Delivery Statistics
20 Vaccines Given Today
+20 from yesterday
20 given this week
870 Vaccines in Inventory
-71 from yesterday
-71 decrease this week
12968 Total Vaccines Given
+20 from yesterday
+20 given this week
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Macon County Public Schools Report
Macon County Public Schools Report
Friday, September 3, 2021
Cartoogechaye Elementary
Currently Quarantined 11 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 5 students and 0 staff
East Franklin Elementary
Currently Quarantined 13 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 1 students and 0 staff
Franklin High School
Currently Quarantined 42 students and 1 staff
Currently Posivitve 9 students and 1 staff
Highlands School
Currently Quarantined 22 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 5 students and 0 staff
Iotla Valley Elementary
Currently Quarantined 11 students and 1 staff
Currently Posivitve 0 students and 1 staff
Macon Early College
Currently Quarantined 0 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 0 students and 0 staff
Macon Middle School
Currently Quarantined 31 students and 0 staff
Currently Posivitve 8 students and 1 staff
Mountain Valley Intermediate
Currently Quarantined 21 students and 2 staff
Currently Posivitve 7 students and 0 staff
Nantahala School
Currently Quarantined 1 students and 1 staff
Currently Posivitve 2 students and 0 staff
South Macon Elemenary
Currently Quarantined 29 students and 2 staff
Currently Posivitve 3 students and 4 staff
Union Academy
Currently Quarantined 10 students and 6 staff
Currently Posivitve 1 students and 0 staff
Central Offices
Currently Quantined 1 staff
Currently Positive 0 staff
Totals
Students Quarantined 191
Students Positive 42
Students Avoiding Quantine Due to Vaccination 19
Total Students Out of School 233
Staff Quarantined 14
Staff Positive 7
Staff Avoiding Quarantine Due to Vaccination 31
Total Staff Out of School 21
No substitue teachers have been quarantined or tested positive this week.
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Published at 6:20pm on Wednesday, September 08, 2021
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