COVID-19 cases increase over 20 in Cherokee County, NC

From the Cherokee Scout:

A resident who was not experiencing symptoms tested positive for COVID-19, the Cherokee County Health Department announced Saturday evening. The new case brings the county’s total cases confirmed by testing to 23.

    This individual was tested by their healthcare provider, and had no known contact with anyone infected with the virus, the health department said. The person is still not experiencing symptoms, and is isolated in their home.

    On Wednesday afternoon, the health department announced two Cherokee County residents who work in Georgia tested positive for COVID-19. 

    One was not experiencing symptoms of the new coronavirus. This individual was tested by their employer in Georgia and is isolated in their home.


    The second individual was also tested by their employer after the staff possibly came in contact with a person who had COVID-19. The individual is isolated in their home.

    Out of the 23 total cases reported in the county since March 18, two were non-residents, one has died and 12 have recovered.

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The state is not reporting recoveries and does not take recoveries away from its total number of cases, as it does with deaths.

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WRAL.com is reporting 18 cases in Cherokee County, NC.

Weather underground is reporting 15 cases.

The NC Department of Health and Human Services is reporting 15 cases.

WLOS is reporting 17 cases.

It is strange that no one can keep track of the actual cases of COVID-19 in a county with a small number of infected. Part of the issue is that two of the cases are not residents of North Carolina so they may included in their home state numbers.

David DeGerolamo