HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. – As part of the effort to keep the county informed, Haywood County Health Department (HCHD) issues daily detailed updates about the status of COVID-19.

The following information is from the September 23rd update.

There are currently 587 laboratory-verified cases in Haywood County. In the last seven days, there have been 26 cases There have been 31 deaths, and 511 recovered from the virus. Currently, 37 are in isolation and 47 in quarantine.

There have been a total of 15,011 tests conducted by HCHD.

Statewide the NCDHHS has confirmed 196,501 cases in 99 N.C. counties. 912 are currently hospitalized, and 3,345 have died.

HCHD also emphasizes that anyone who becomes ill with a respiratory type illness to isolate until the following criteria are met:

• At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND
• At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

If you become sick with a respiratory type illness and are in one of the following categories, please contact the HCHD at 828-452-6620 or your primary care provider to determine if you need to be tested.