The latest COVID-19 numbers for the Tri-County area, released by the Toe River Health District, show a continued decrease in new positive cases detected. During the period from Tuesday, October 4th through Sunday, October 10th Mitchell County reported 33 new positive cases, Avery County saw new positive cases drop 45. Yancey County had 45 new positive cases detected as well. The number of ...(more)
The latest COVID-19 numbers for the Tri-County area, released by the Toe River Health District, show a decrease in new positive cases in Yancey and Avery Counties and a small increase in Mitchell County. During the period from September 21st to September 27th Yancey County had 70 new positive cases detected, compared to 115 the previous week. Mitchell County reported 75 new positive cases ...(more)
Here are the COVID-19 numbers for the Tri-County area from September 1st, released by the Toe River Health District. Yancey County had 43 new positive cases detected; Mitchell County reported 40 and Avery County with 28. If you would like to be tested for COVID, new testing sites are available in Mitchell and Yancey Counties. First Baptist Church on Tappan Street in Spruce Pine has drive ...(more)
YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS PRESS RELEASE: Dear Yancey County School Students, Employees and Parents, It has been great to see all of you back on our campuses this school year. After reflecting on the last two weeks, we have been able to gather facts and information as we deal with COVID – 19 issues once again in our schools. The principals, directors, the YCS Health Team and our partnership ...(more)
COVID-19 cases are rising precipitously in Mitchell and Yancey counties and local clinics as well as Blue Ridge Regional Hospital are filling with COVID-positive cases. While we enjoyed a few months with low numbers, the pandemic has come rushing back. As a public service, SEARCH (Sustaining Essential and Rural Community Healthcare) completed a list of locations where people can be tested ...(more)
The Toe River Health District has released the latest COVID numbers.
Since COVID-19 numbers continue to increase the CDC has designated a majority of North Carolina counties as High transmission areas. High transmission is classified as places with more than 100 cases per 100,000 in a seven-day period. Substantial transmission is defined by the CDC as areas with 50 cases per 100,000 in a seven-day period. In our area Mitchell has the lowest numbers and is a ...(more)
Definitions: New positive cases– new cases this past week Active positives– number of cases that are currently active Total contacts- number of people who are contacts to positives Total positives vaccinated– number of people who tested positive who are fully vaccinated. Avery County New Positive Cases 11 Active ...(more)
