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— courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health online at GVPH.org
The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of May 5, 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.
Vance County
113 positive test results for COVID-19
68 of those 113 are community-spread cases located across Vance county
45 of those 113 are associated with an outbreak at the Pelican Health nursing home
20 of those 113 cases have been released from isolation and 8 remain hospitalized
There have been a total of 10 deaths in Vance County, 6 of which are associated with the Pelican Health nursing home outbreak. Unfortunately, there were two deaths today. An 81-year old male and an 85-year old male died today, May 5, 2020, at the Pelican Health nursing home.
Granville County
144 positive test results for COVID-19
57 of those 144 are community-spread cases located across Granville county and 36 of those 57 have been released from isolation
87 of those 144 cases are affiliated with the prison system in Butner, NC and 47 of those 87 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.
