— written and provided by Brian Short
As of now, the total number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 (since the pandemic began) in Vance County is 3,169. We no longer have specific information regarding community spread, long-term care facilities or the number of individuals who have recovered. To date, 69 individuals have tragically lost their lives to this illness in Vance County.
It is still very likely that our cases will continue to increase over the days and weeks ahead. At this time, our coordinated response posture remains the same and we are not altering our recommendations to the general public.
Local vaccination efforts are underway. The Vance County Health Department is currently providing vaccine by appointment only. Please DO NOT just show up without an appointment.
If you are currently eligible to receive the vaccine and would like to receive it, please call the Granville – Vance Public Health COVID Vaccine Hotline at 252-295-1503 to schedule an appointment. They are understandably receiving a high volume of calls so please be patient when calling.
Appointments may be scheduled Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. The following link will take you to the Health Departments COVID vaccine website for additional information https://gvph.org/covidvaccines/. You may also visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/granvillevancedhd
Maria Parham Hospital is administering vaccines at the Maria Parham Health COVID Vaccine Clinic, 566 Ruin Creek Road in Henderson, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:45 am to 2:00 pm. Appointments can be made by calling 252-436-1693 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Granville Health System will offer the vaccines on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm by appointment only in the parking lot of Granville Primary Care & OB/GYN located at 110 Professional Park Drive in Oxford, on the campus of Granville Medical Center. Appointments can be made at the following link: https://www.ghshospital.org/patients-visitors/ghs-covid-19-vaccine.
Testing is ongoing through both Maria Parham Health, our local Health Department and private institutions. Please visit the NC Department of Health and Human Services Coronavirus statistics page at the following link to stay current on the number of cases in our state: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/covid-19-case-count-nc
211 continues to operate a hotline for COVID-19 related questions. We ask that our citizens contact their local physician or take advantage of the hotline if they have medical related questions.
There is also a toll free Coronavirus hotline manned by trained individuals that can answer questions that you may have. The number is 888-892-1162. You may also visit the NC Department of Health and Human Services website at the following link: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina