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COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently began using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Community Transmission Map to monitor COVID-19 activity across North Carolina. This map is updated daily and uses a combination of total cases per 100,000 people and percent positivity in the last 7 days to measure the level of community transmission in our counties.

Individuals, businesses, community organizations and public officials can use this data as a tool to better understand how their county is faring and to be able to utilize those metrics to make decisions on how to slow the spread of the virus.

Please continue to do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19 by wearing your mask, washing your hands and social distancing whenever possible.

Signs and Symptoms

fever
chills
cough
shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
fatigue
muscle or body aches
headache
new loss of taste or smell
sore throat
congestion or runny nose
nausea or vomiting
diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people with COVID-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.

If you are sick and experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please contact your health care provider to help determine whether or not you should be tested.

Additional information about COVID-19 can be found here.