ROCKINGHAM — Twenty-two new cases of the coronavirus were reported Wednesday by the Richmond County Health Department.
The latest update brings the weekly total (including Saturday and Sunday) to 119, the monthly number to 477, and the overall figure to 2,337 since the first case was reported in April.
There are currently 338 active cases in the county, with 325 under home isolation and 13 in a hospital.
Earlier in the day, the Health Department reported the county’s 46th COVID-related death.
There have been four new school-related COVID-19 cases the past two days:
The Richmond County Board of Education last week voted to move all students to virtual learning starting this past Monday through at least Jan. 29.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 5,273 new cases statewide, only 37 more than the previous day.
However, it marks the 13th day this month that new daily numbers have topped 5,000. There have been more than 4,000 daily cases each day of December except for the first. Six days have seen counts in excess of 6,000 including Dec. 11, when a new record high of 7,540 was set.
Statewide hospitalizations set yet another record Wednesday with 2,811.
FirstHealth reports that 73 of its 361 patients (20.2%) are COVID-positive.
According to DHHS, there have been 6,106,202 completed tests for the coronavirus in the state, 451,874 of which have been positive.
FirstHealth has completed 65,611 tests with 57,147 negative results, 7,366 positive results, and 404 results still pending.
Some individuals have been tested multiple times.
The county has also recorded 20,025 negative test results since March, with 1,943 of those who tested positive presumed to be recovered.
The Health Department is offering free COVID testing in the lot behind the building until Dec. 31. Testing will run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday — except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
There will also be free testing through Friday at Ellerbe Middle School parking lot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Each site is closed for lunch from noon-12:30 p.m.
Register for testing by visiting www.lhi.care and following the directions at the top or by calling 877-562-4850.
BY THE NUMBERS
The number of local cases per age group are as follows (includes recoveries):
The total number of cases per ZIP code are as follows:
The total numbers (including recoveries) for surrounding counties are as follows:
All numbers are from DHHS except Moore, which are from the local health department, as there has been a discrepancy with the state.
Tyrrell County, the smallest by population, remains the only one of the state’s 100 counties to have fewer than 200 cases with 159.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is reporting (as of Dec. 14) 2,030 total cases and 57 deaths in Chesterfield County and 1,700 cases and 22 deaths in Marlboro County.
