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North Carolina church gathering leads to 97 COVID cases – and counting
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U S reports more Covid deaths than ever before
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“Our unique challenge today is trying to manage the very worst part of the pandemic while simultaneously trying to plan and implement the largest vaccination campaign in our history,” said Health Director Steve Smith. “Given these difficult choices, public health will prioritize vaccinations as the primary strategy for reducing harm and minimizing negative impacts to the community.”
Current caseloads make it increasingly unlikely for the Health Department to contact each positive case in a timely fashion. This is partly due to testing capacity in the community being overwhelmed paired with longer laboratory reporting times.
In many instances the Health Department learns about cases 7-10 days from the initial exposure, which nullifies the benefit of case investigations and contact tracing. About a month ago the Health Department would see about 30 positive cases reported on a single day. On Dec. 18, there were 194 positive cases.
Almost 100 COVID-19 cases linked to North Carolina church gathering
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Holiday church gathering in North Carolina leads to 97 COVID-19 cases and counting TODAY 12/22/2020 © Provided by TODAY
A holiday celebration at a church in a small town in North Carolina has led to 97 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday morning, and this number is expected to grow in the coming days, a spokesperson for the local health department told TODAY.
The gathering took place at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, located south of Asheville, over the Dec. 5 weekend and was a multi-day event, according to a statement from the Henderson County Department of Public Health and its communications manager, Andrew Mundhenk. As of Dec. 17, the county had linked 75 cases to the event, and the health department is still working to identify close contacts of attendees.