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Board of Commissioners Administration Building Thomas F. Mark, Chairman 406 Craven Street Jason R. Jones, Vice Chairman New Bern, NC 28560 Denny Bucher Fax [PHONE REDACTED] George S. Liner Theron L. McCabe Etteinne Mitchell Johnnie Sampson, Jr. Administrative Staff Jack B. Veit, III, County Manager Commissioners [PHONE REDACTED] Gene Hodges, Assistant County Manager Manager [PHONE REDACTED] Nan Holton, Clerk to the Board Finance [PHONE REDACTED] Amber M. Parker, Human Resources Director Human Resources [PHONE REDACTED] Craig Warren, Finance Director Contact: Amber Tabarrini (252) 631-8002 Craven County Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Current as of 12/04/20, 11:30 am Craven County has 3,245 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 11:30 a.m. on December 4, 2020. Out of the 3,245 confirmed positive cases, 2,835 of those individuals have recovered, are doing well, and are out of isolation. The recovered cases completed the necessary isolation requirement and have been free of COVID-19 for at least 24 hours. Of the 3,245 cases, 34 have been related to out of state travel, 688 are from community transmission, 1,928 are a direct contact with a previously confirmed positive, 239 are still being investigated, and 356 are unknown. There have been 73 deaths related to COVID-19. Fifteen of the active COVID-19 cases are currently hospitalized. Craven County citizens are encouraged to use reputable sources of information to learn more about COVID-19 cases in Craven County and North Carolina. Reputable sources of information include the Craven County Health Department and NC Department of Health and Human Services websites. Total Confirmed Cases Craven County Active Cases Craven County Recovered Craven County Deaths Craven County Currently Hospitalized Craven County *of active cases 3,245 337 2,835 73 15 Craven County will continue to track and post the number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases; however, it is important to recognize there are many people with COVID-19 who will not be included in daily counts of laboratory-confirmed cases, including: People who had minimal or no and were not tested. People who had but did not seek medical care. People who sought medical care but were not tested. People with COVID-19 in whom the virus was not detected by testing. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases will increasingly provide a limited picture of the spread of infections in Craven County as COVID-19 becomes more widespread and the number of infected people who are not included in the daily counts of laboratory-confirmed cases increases. ---PAGE BREAK--- Craven County COVID-19 Cases by Mode of Transmission, Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity *included in other race data Note: As you review the data, please be aware this data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Also, the data is representative of the confirmed cases, not of all COVID-19 cases in Craven County. Craven County Electronic Lab Reporting: Percent Positive This shows the percent of positive tests as a proportion of total ELR tests. We know that as testing increases, the number of cases can climb. This gives us an idea of the number of cases with respect to the amount of testing being done. These are only calculated using results from labs that report electronically, listed below. Thus, this may not be representative of tests in Craven County that are being done by labs not reporting electronically. NOTES: 1) The total number of tests represents only positive, negative, and indeterminate COVID-19 test results coming from labs using electronic lab reporting (ELR) to report to NC DPH. New labs are continuously being on boarded for ELR. Labs reporting electronically currently include: NC State Lab of Public Health, LabCorp, Carolinas Medical System (Atrium Health), Duke, UNC, Vidant, Novant, Mission Hospital, Quest Atlanta, Quest New England, Quest Tampa, Quest West Hills, and Mako. 2) The week represents the week of specimen collection. 3) Dates in the figure above represent the ending date of each week. 4) All data is preliminary and subject to change. ---PAGE BREAK--- Craven County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Craven County COVID-19 Cases by Month *Charts contain data collected up to December 3, 2020. Note: As you review the data, please be aware this data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Also, the data is representative of the confirmed cases, not of all COVID-19 cases in Craven County.