The Wilkes County Health Department issued a statement Wednesday with advice on COVID-19-related precautions for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Five COVID-19-related deaths of Wilkes County residents were reported in the seven days ending Tuesday, the most reported in the county in one week.
Gov. Roy Cooper issued a new executive order Tuesday tightening mask requirements as COVID-19 cases continue to rapidly rise in North Carolina and across the country.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —Gov. Roy Cooper and public health officials on Tuesday unveiled a new alert system that encourages counties with high levels of coronavirus transmission to more aggressively enforce statewide health guidelines and punish noncompliant businesses.
Wilkes and other rural counties are leading North Carolina’s COVID-19 case growth per 100,000 people as the virus continues to surge across the state and nation, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
The number of Wilkes County residents with COVID-19 who are hospitalized increased from a record 19 on Friday to a new record of 22 on Tuesday, the Wilkes Health Department reported.
The Wilkes County Health Department reported Friday that 19 Wilkes residents were hospitalized with COVID-19, the most yet for the county.
The Wilkes County Health Department reported the COVID-19-related deaths of three Wilkes residents Monday, bringing the county’s pandemic mortality total to 41.
The governments of Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro are asking area residents to consider alternative Halloween activities this year due to a rise in COVID-19 cases locally, said North Wilkesboro Town Manager Wilson Hooper and Wilkesboro Town Manager Ken Noland in a statement released Friday.
Citing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over the past 14 days, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that North Carolina will remain in phase three of COVID-19-related restrictions for the next three weeks.
Early this week, Wilkes was among counties nationwide listed in the red (most at risk) in the Harvard Global Health Institute’s “Key Metrics for COVID Suppression” initiative.
The Wilkes County Health Department reported Tuesday that a person in his/her 60s with an underlying heath condition died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Winston-Salem on Oct. 9.
PruittHealth on Johnson Ridge Road in Elkin is no longer on the state’s list of congregate care facilities with COVID 19 outbreaks.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that bars, amusement parks and movie theaters can partially reopen starting on Friday under a new Phase 3 order.
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The 33rd COVID-19-related death of a Wilkes County resident was announced Friday by the Wilkes County Health Department.
UPDATE: Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd said Friday morning that the decision to close Mulberry Elementary that day “was in relation to a positive test for COVID-19. No other Wilkes County schools have had to close up to this point." He added, “While every single case will not require…
The COVID-19-related deaths of three more Wilkes County residents were reported Monday by the Wilkes County Health Department. Another such death was reported Thursday.
United Way of Wilkes County plans to honor people who have responded in exceptional ways to the Coronavirus pandemic in this year’s Great State Hero event.
The Wilkes County Health Department reported the COVID-19-related deaths of two more Wilkes residents on Wednesday.
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday that he will sign a bill with plans for spending $1.1 billion in federal COVID-19 aid in North Carolina.
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The Wilkes Heritage Museum and the nearby Capt. Robert Cleveland log home and Old Wilkes Jail in downtown Wilkesboro will reopen to the public Saturday, with all state and local COVID-19-related guidelines followed.
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced the easing of COVID-19-related limits on mass gatherings and certain other business and social activities in place since May 22.
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Wilkes County’s COVID-19 cases are still steadily rising, with the total increasing by 71 last week (Aug. 9-15) after spiking with about 100 new cases in a one-week period in early August.
EDITOR’S NOTE: More details are on the Wilkes County Schools website at https://www.wilkescountyschools.org.
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The Wilkes County Health Department on Wednesday reported the COVID-19-related deaths of four more people who were residents of Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wilkesboro when they contracted the virus.
A COVID-19 cluster at the Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing complex in Wilkesboro was officially closed Wednesday, announced the Wilkes County Health Department.
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The Wilkes County Health Department reported the 12th COVID-19-associated death of a Wilkes resident on Monday.
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A 6-year-old boy who lives in the Pleasant Hill community in eastern Wilkes County is hospitalized in Winston-Salem with a COVID-19–related syndrome that so far has baffled doctors.
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Wilkes County Jail in Wilkesboro, with three people testing positive, was reported Thursday.
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that North Carolina will stay in Phase Two of COVID-19-related restrictions until at least Sept. 11. Phase Two was set to expire Friday.
The Wilkes Health Department reported Wilkes County’s 11th COVID-19-related death on Wednesday.
Over 100 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among employees at Bottomley Evergreens & Farms in Sparta and test results of more Bottomley employees are pending, according to Boone-based AppHealthCare.
The Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club announced that its 2020 edition of the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival in downtown North Wilkesboro won’t be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A COVID-19 outbreak that included deaths of three residents at PruittHealth, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center on Johnson Ridge Road in Elkin, was announced Monday by the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center.
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AUGUST 2020 COVID-19 DAILY DATA
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The Wilkes Health Department reported the 10th COVID-19-associated death of a Wilkes County resident Friday afternoon.
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