ROCKINGHAM — Local health officials on Monday announced that another Richmond County COVID-19 patient has passed away.
Health and Human Services Director Dr. Tommy Jarrell said in a press release that the patient died Sunday in a hospital outside Richmond County.
This makes the first COVID-related death for November and the 33rd total for the county. There were 13 during the month of October.
According to the Health Department, 25 have passed away in a hospital, six have died in another healthcare setting and two have died outside of a health setting.
All patients have been between the ages of 31 and 95: 11 have been 80 or older; nine have been in their 60s or 70s; three in their 50s; and one who was 31.
The race and gender breakdown is as follows: four African American females, four African American males, 15 Caucasian females and 10 Caucasian males.
According to the Health Department, women account for 55% of all active cases in the county.
It is not known if any of the patients had underlying conditions.
According to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, there had been 4,383 COVID-related deaths across the state as of noon Nov. 1. Johns Hopkins University reports (as of 9:41 a.m Nov. 2) there have been 231,003 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. and 1,201,927 globally.
During October, 401 cases were reported, with 16 announced the final two days of the month. That’s 43 more than the total reported in September.
As of Oct. 31, the last day local data was provided, there were 86 active cases in the county, with 79 under home isolation and 7 hospitalized.
Since the first case was reported in April, 1,448 Richmond County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,330 have recovered. Of all the tests performed, 13,903 have returned a negative result.
Free testing began Monday in the parking lot of Cole Auditorium. Testing will continue through Friday, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.
