Beaufort County Emergency Management: COVID-19 Update (10-13-20) | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

10/13/2020 Beaufort County, NC
COVID-19 SITREP
Updates from our previous posting have been highlighted.

The following information is as of 5pm.

    Case Statistics
 PopulationTotal
Confirmed Cases
Current
Active Cases
DeathsRecovered
Worldwide7.6 Billion37,686,296
(+335,537)
10,478,952
(+148,751)
1,078,699
(+3,967)
26,128,645
(+182,819)
USA330 Million7,792,816
(+37,289)
4,502,754
(+24,945)
214,985
(+250)
3,075,077
(+12,094)
NC10.4 Million232,747
(+1,276)
22,503
(-12,687)
3,773
(+3)
206,471
(+13,827)
Beaufort Co.47,0001,231
(-6)
163
(-17)
30
(+1)
1,038
(+10)
*Text in red or green indicates changes since our last update.*

  • NC has had a total 232,747 confirmed cases, with 3,773 deaths. Our state currently has 22,503 active cases and 1,109 hospitalizations.
    • Beaufort County has had a total of 1,231 cases, with 163 currently active, 7 of which are hospitalized.
  • All active cases are self-isolating.
  • Eastern NC counties with total confirmed cases include: Bertie, (659), Beaufort (1,231), Bladen (983), Brunswick (1,890), Carteret (905), Camden (128), Chowan (458), Columbus (1,507), Craven (1,970), Currituck (207), Dare (305), Duplin (2,583), Edgecombe (1,622), Gates (157), Greene (768), Halifax (1,160), Hertford (825), Hyde (149), Jones (1724, Lenoir (1,142), Martin (552), New Hanover (4,696), Northampton (507), Onslow (2,645), Pamlico (294), Pasquotank (794), Pender (1,133), Perquimans (213), Pitt (5,507) Sampson (2,438), Tyrrell (118), Washington (227), Wayne (3,855) and Wilson (2,511). Mecklenburg (30,502), Wake (19,160), Guilford (9,863) and Durham (8,299) counties have the most cases.

    Beaufort County Statistics
    Please use the following link for the latest statistics pertaining to Beaufort County cases:

    Beaufort County NC COVID Surveillance

    ** This link can also be found on the Beaufort County Health Department’s Webpage. **

    Re-Opening Timeline / Guidelines
    Phase 3 (Will begin at 5pm Friday, 10/2)

    Governor Cooper has announced that North Carolina will transition to Phase 3 beginning at 5pm Friday, 10/2. This change will allow for the following.

  • Large outdoor venues with over a 10,000-person capacity can open at 7% occupancy.
  • Smaller outdoor venues can open at 30% capacity or 100 people, whichever is less.
  • Outdoor amusement parks can open at 30% capacity.
  • Movie theaters & conference centers (indoors) can open at 30% occupancy or 100 people, whichever is less.
  • Bars can utilize outdoor areas at 30% occupancy or 100 people, whichever is less.

    Please see the following Phase 3 guidance updates along with other resources:

    NEW Phase 3 Guidance


    PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:

  1. NCDHHS Announces New Partnership to Address Unmet Health Needs of Historically Marginalized Communities
  2. Governor Cooper Moves North Carolina to Phase 3 With Stable Numbers
  3. NC Medicaid Surpasses 1 Million Telehealth Visits Since Beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic
    1. NCDHHS Adds Antigen Test Information to COVID-19 Dashboard
    2. NCDHHS to Provide Extra Help Buying Food for More Than 600,000 Children

    NEW resources since the last update include:

  1. NEW resources have been added to the Non-Congregate Sheltering page
    1. NCDHHS Non-Congregate Sheltering Program Overview
    2. A Grower's Guide — Identifying Safe Housing for Farmworkers
  2. NEW 10 Actions for Faith Leaders web page
  3. UPDATED Flyers in SlowCOVIDNC communications toolkit

    UPDATED guidance since the last update include:

  1. UPDATED Youth Amateur Sports guidance
  2. NEW Guidance for Maternal Health and Pregnancy
  3. Secretarial Order 6 added; updates made to long-term care web page
  4. NEW Halloween Guidance

    UPDATED reports since the last update include:

  1. CLI Surveillance report
  2. Outbreaks and Clusters reports
  3. Risk Factors for Severe Illness report
  4. Patients Presumed to be Recovered report

    NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page

    UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers
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