ASHEVILLE, NC – December 6, 2023 – The COVID-19 metrics are on the CDC’s COVID Dashboard. For the week ending on November 25th:
- Hospital admission levels are low in 99 of 100 counties in North Carolina, including Buncombe County, and about 80% of the counties in the U.S. However, they have increased in North Carolina and increased in Buncombe County from the previous week.
- Fewer than 10 deaths in North Carolina were due to COVID, the lowest level of 6 groups.
- Emergency room visits for COVID-19 are low in North Carolina. This represents about 2.0% of all ER visits, the 2nd lowest of 5 levels and stable from the previous week.
Wastewater monitoring can be used to provide early warning for COVID outbreaks. The Buncombe & Henderson counties wastewater data for the week ending on November 15th and updated on November 29th is on the North Carolina COVID Dashboard.
- The number of viral gene copies in each water sample is at a red level representing the highest level of 5 groups, currently between the 80th and 100th percentile relative to the past level measured at the same site.
- The 15-day rate of change of the number of viral gene copies in each water sample has increased from the previous week, at 10% to 99%, the middle level of 3 groups for a positive rate of change.
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Contact: Dr. Dick Needleman, Health reporter, 103.3 AshevilleFM, healthyasheville@ashevillefm.org