— provided by and courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health online at gvph.org
LOCAL DATA UPDATE
The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of April 30, 2020. Our numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data and the NC county map from NC Department of Health and Human Services.
We do not have official guidance at this time to determine whether someone is ‘recovered’ since we are still learning many details about this virus and its effects. We can share with you the number of those who have been ‘released from isolation’ determined by the CDC Guidance for discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19.
Vance County
91 positive test results for COVID-19
56 of those 91 are community-spread cases located across Vance county
35 of those 91 are associated with an outbreak at the Pelican Nursing Home
19 of those 91 cases have been released from isolation and 7 remain hospitalized
There have been a total of 6 deaths in Vance County, 3 of which are associated with the Pelican Nursing Home outbreak
Granville County
137 positive test results for COVID-19
51 of those 137 are community-spread cases located across Granville county and 24 of those 51 have been released from isolation
86 of those 137 cases are affiliated with the prison system in Butner, NC and 46 of those 86 have been released from isolation
There have been a total of 6 deaths in Granville County, all reported by the Bureau of Prisons associated with the Federal Correctional Complex.
Some additional cases being reported currently out of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) are related to a building on the Durham County side and those cases will be reported to the Durham County Health Department for data entry into the NCEDSS system. The Bureau of Prisons is doing their own testing on site. For more about the response from the Bureau of Prisons, please see their website.
