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-Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health
The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of November 9, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data.
The county case numbers reported on the NC county map from the NC Department of Health and Human Services may differ from the ones reported locally as they are updated at different times and may change once residence is verified.
Granville County
2,189 positive test results for COVID-19.
Of those 2,189, 1,501 are community-spread cases located across Granville County. Of those 1,501, 1,302 have been released from isolation.
Of those 2,189, 528 cases are affiliated with the prison system in Granville County and 501 of those 528 have been released from isolation.
Of those 2,189, 160 are associated with outbreaks at long-term care facilities, including 53 at Murdoch Development Center and 95 at Universal Health Care.
The outbreaks at Central Regional Hospital, Brantwood and Granville House are no longer active. Of the 156 cases in long-term care facilities in Granville County, 113 have been released from isolation.
7 individuals in Granville County are hospitalized.
There have been a total of 53 deaths in Granville County: eight in the community, one associated with Central Regional Hospital, one associated with Murdoch Development Center, 21 associated with Universal Health Care and 22 associated with the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex.
Unfortunately, there have been two more deaths in the community: a 36-year-old female passed away on Nov. 6 and an 81-year-old female passed away on Nov. 8.
Vance County
1,296 positive test results for COVID-19.
Of those 1,296, 1,159 are community-spread cases located across Vance County. Of those 1,159, 925 have been released from isolation.
Of those 1,296, 137 are associated with outbreaks at congregate living facilities, including 29 at Senior Citizens Home.
The outbreaks at Kerr Lake Nursing Home, Alliance Rehabilitative Care and Pelican Health Nursing Home are no longer active.
Of the 137 cases in congregate living facilities in Vance County, 97 have been released from isolation.
7 individuals in Vance County are hospitalized.
There have been a total of 47 deaths in Vance County: 14 associated with the Pelican Health nursing home outbreak, 12 associated with Kerr Lake Nursing Home, two associated with Senior Citizens Home and 19 in the community.
WIZS Note: There are 234 total known active cases in the Vance County community and 199 in the Granville County community at large at this time (excluding congregate living numbers).
Additional Information
The number of those who have been ‘released from isolation’ is determined by the CDC Guidance for discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19.
Please visit GVPH’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard (click here) for tables and graphs that are updated daily.
