Additional COVID-19 Death Reported In Mitchell County Mitchell County Health Department was notified Wednesday of one CoVID-19 associated death. This individual was in their 80’s. This brings the total number of deaths to twenty. The Toe River Health District reports 167 active cases in Mitchell, a total of 787. Avery with 186 active cases, a total of 1066, with 19 deaths. Yancey with 134 active cases, a total of 916. There have been 8 deaths in Yancey. As of December 16, AppHealthCare reported there were 137 active cases in Watauga, a total of 2666. There have been 17 deaths in Watauga. Ashe with 117 active cases, a total of 1224, and 26 deaths. Alleghany reported 89 active cases, a total of 588, and only 2 deaths.