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-Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health
As of April 23, 2020, there were 118 known cases of COVID-19 in Granville County, 37 cases in Vance County and 7,608 confirmed cases in North Carolina. Of the positive test results in Granville County, 76 are being reported at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, NC.
There have been a total of seven deaths in the health district – two in Vance County and five with the Bureau of Prisons in Granville County.
Of the 41 community-based cases in Granville County, 18 have been released from isolation. At the Federal Correctional Complex, 41 of the 76 cases have been released from isolation.*
Of the 37 cases in Vance County, 10 have been released from isolation.*
*Granville Vance Public Health (GVPH) does not have official guidance at this time to determine whether someone is ‘recovered’ since many details about this virus and its effects are still being discovered. GVPH shares the number of those who have been ‘released from isolation’ as determined by the CDC Guidance for discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19.
GVPH updates its website daily with Vance and Granville COVID-19 statistics. Please visit www.gvph.org/COVID-19/ for the latest information.