Cumberland County COVID numbers update

As reported from the Dept. of Public health on December 8th, 2020:

“The Department of Public Health reports 710 new COVID-19 cases in Cumberland County and three additional death since the last report on Dec 2nd. Cumberland County has 10,333 total COVID-19 cases and 124 deaths since the onset of the pandemic and remains in the Orange tier of the NC COVID-19 County Alert System.”

““Cumberland is facing a critical point in the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Health Director Dr. Jennifer Green. “The virus is spreading in our community with more than 10% of those tested returning positive. We must all show personal accountability and integrity—wear your mask, wait 6 feet apart and wash your hands.”

Please practice the three W’s….wear a mask, wait 6 ft. apart, and wash your hands frequently.

North Carolina is experiencing record high numbers in COVID-19 cases reported daily,
hospitalizations, and the percent of tests that are positive, indicating very high levels of viral
spread across the state. The COVID-19 County Alert System gives individuals, businesses and
community organizations, and public officials a tool to understand how their county is faring and
to make decisions about actions to take slow the spread of the virus. The COVID-19 County
Alert System uses metrics informed by the White House Coronavirus Task Force and North
Carolina’s key metrics to categorize counties into three tiers:

1. Yellow: Significant Community Spread
2. Orange: Substantial Community Spread
3. Red: Critical Community Spread

Because no one metric provides a complete picture, the COVID-19 County Alert System
uses a combination of three metrics: case rate, the percent of tests that are positive, and
hospital impact within the county.