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Thursday Morning COVID-19 Update: Deaths Reported In All Hickory Metro Counties, Memorial Trees Displayed In Caldwell
Photo of Caldwell County COVID-19 memorial trees courtesy of Caldwell County Health Department
Thursday Morning COVID-19 Update: Deaths Reported In All Hickory Metro Counties, Memorial Trees Displayed In Caldwell
December 24, 2020
Three COVID-19 deaths were reported Wednesday (December 23) by Catawba County Public Health, raising the total to 146. In addition, 133 new cases were reported Wednesday for an overall total of 10,583 since the start of the pandemic. 88 people were hospitalized.
Caldwell County confirmed five COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday, increasing the total to 65 since the start of the pandemic. Three patients were between the ages of 50 and 64; one was between 65 and 74; and one was over the age of 75. Two of the patients were hospitalized, and two were reported to have underlying health conditions.
Updated: 5:21 PM EST December 23, 2020
CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. Caldwell County is honoring those they lost this year to COVID-19 with a Christmas tree memorial in front of the Caldwell County Health and Human Services Building.
“These Christmas trees represent fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, neighbors, and friends who died as a result of COVID,” said Caldwell County Public Health Director Anna Martin. “Each of these individuals made an impact on someone’s life, and we want their families and friends to know that we have not forgotten them this holiday season.”
According to the county, the display, set up by the Caldwell County Health Department, will remain up through the first of the year.
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