Beaufort County Emergency Management: COVID-19 Update (3-12-20) | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

3/11/2020 Beaufort County, NC COVID-19 SITREP Updates from our previous posting have been highlighted.
The following information is as of 5pm.

    Case Statistics

• NC has had a total 878,825 confirmed cases, with 11,622 deaths. Our state currently has 29,379 active cases and 1,039 hospitalizations.
  • Beaufort County has had a total of 4,299 cases, with 77 currently active, 2 of which are hospitalized.
• All active cases are self-isolating.
• Eastern NC counties with total confirmed cases include: Bertie, (1,678), Beaufort (4,299), Bladen (3,008), Brunswick (8,218), Carteret (4,529), Camden (604), Chowan (1,387), Columbus (5,975), Craven (8,513), Currituck (1,409), Dare (1,882), Duplin (5,801), Edgecombe (4,780), Gates (686), Greene (2,153), Halifax (5,054), Hertford (1,970), Hyde (629), Jones (749), Lenoir (5,536), Martin (2,098), New Hanover (16,652), Northampton (1,745), Onslow (14,975), Pamlico (983), Pasquotank (3,116), Pender (4,833), Perquimans (933), Pitt (17,796) Sampson (7,025), Tyrrell (305) Washington (1,003), Wayne (10,379) and Wilson (8,641). Mecklenburg (98,652), Wake (76,443), Guilford (40,845) 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.*


    Vaccine Information     Press Release (3/11/21)

    March 11th, 2021

    Beaufort County Health Department is glad that we are now in a phase that there are multiple entities that are vaccinating, as well as various vaccines to choose from. We encourage individuals to pick locations that works best for them. If you have already received your vaccine and have a future appointment with us, please call 252-940-6150 or email bchealth@bchd.net to cancel. It is important to cancel your appointment as soon as you know you will not be able to keep it. This allows us to offer that vaccine to someone else.

    For those who have appointments for the vaccine through Beaufort County Health Department, please arrive to your designated vaccine location no more than 15 minutes prior to your appointment. This helps with the flow of the vaccine process and ensures your experience is as quick and effective as possible.

    Please continue to monitor HERE for updated information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the transitions, as we move through the various phases of vaccination.

    Thank you,

    James Madson, RN     Health Director     Beaufort County Health Department


    Press Release (3/5/21)

    March 5th, 2021

    Last night, Beaufort County received a notice of vaccine allocations from the state of North Carolina for the upcoming week (March 9th–15th). Beaufort County providers are expecting to receive 900 first doses of the Moderna vaccine. These allocations will be administered to individuals 65 years of age or older, school staff and essential workers.

    All previously scheduled appointments made through the health department will also be fulfilled. As of Thursday (3/4), approximately 15,287 total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Beaufort County residents. 10,068 of our county's residents have received their first dose and 5,219 residents have completed the two shot series.

    Beaufort County providers remain committed in our efforts to vaccinate all those who are interested in the COVID-19 vaccine as quickly and efficiently as possible. Please continue to monitor HERE for updated information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the transitions as we move through the various phases of vaccination.

    James Madson RN, MPH     Health Director     Beaufort County Health Department


    March 2, 2021

    Beaufort County will be receiving allocations of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, developed by Janssen. Like the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine protects against virus-related hospitalization and death. This vaccine is a one dose shot series. The vaccine is said to be 66% protective against moderate to severe Covid infection and 85% effective in protecting against severe disease. There are possible temporary reactions, such as a sore arm, fever, headache or feeling tired and achy for a day or two. All of the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized were built upon decades of previous work on similar vaccines.

    Beaufort County Health Department will not be using the J&J vaccine to vaccinate those coming through the public community vaccine clinics at this time. Initial allocations of J&J vaccine received by Beaufort County's Health Department will be used for targeted vaccination efforts. If you are interested in the J&J vaccine, we recommend you reaching out to your local pharmacy. O'neals Pharmacy will be offering the J&J vaccine and can be contacted at 943-2643 or 946- 4000. For more information regarding the J&J vaccine, you can visit our website HERE or you can visit HERE.

    Currently, we are in Phase 3 of vaccinations, which includes essential workers. To be considered an essential worker you must have a lot of interaction with the public. To make an appointment, call the COVID-19 hotline at (252) 940-6150 or via the online appointment link HERE.

    If you have already received your vaccine and have an appointment with us, please call (252) 940- 6150 or email bchealth@bchd.net to cancel your appointment. Please continue to monitor HERE for updated information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the transitions as we move through the various phases of vaccination.

    Thank you,

    James Madson, RN     Health Director     Beaufort County Health Department