ASHEVILLE - North Carolina COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise.
As of noon June 19, 871 people were hospitalized with the disease in the state, the highest number since the start of the pandemic, and the fourth consecutive day of record-setting numbers.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services tallied 49,840 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide as of noon June 19, an increase of 1,652 from the previous day. That is the second-highest one-day case increase since the start of the pandemic.
NCDHHS counts a total of 1,197 deaths associated with lab-tested COVID-19 cases statewide.
Those numbers differ from the Johns Hopkins University report in the graphic above. As of about 2:30 p.m. June 19, JHU counted 2,205,307 confirmed cases and 118,758 deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the Unites States. Its worldwide tally was 8,550,458 cases and 456,881 deaths.
As of about noon June 19, Buncombe County reported 483 cases, up 13 from the previous day. The number of COVID-19 related deaths in the county remained at 36
Confirmed cases in other Western North Carolina counties, according to state counts:
- Avery: 8 cases, 0 deaths.
- Cherokee: 32 cases, 1 death.
- Clay: 9 cases, 0 deaths.
- Graham: 6 cases, 0 deaths.
- Haywood: 71 cases, 0 deaths.
- Henderson: 480 cases, 48 deaths.
- Jackson: 65 cases, 1 death.
- Macon: 243 cases, 1 death.
- Madison: 5 cases, 0 deaths.
- McDowell: 174 cases, 1 death.
- Mitchell: 24 cases, 0 deaths.
- Polk: 63 cases, 4 deaths.
- Swain: 38 cases, 0 deaths.
- Transylvania: 18 cases, 1 deaths.
- Watauga: 43 cases, 0 deaths.
- Yancey: 35 cases, 0 deaths.
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A family struggles with COVID isolation
David Thompson reports in this story for subscribers:
Jackie Little would've said goodbye in a different way if she knew this could be the final moment with her husband of 45 years.
Little, a 63-year-old Asheville resident, watched from the parking lot as her husband's silhouette disappeared through the entrance of Mission Hospital on June 15. Anthony Little, 68, had been ill for a week and was suffering from COVID-19 symptoms. .
His wife had not been allowed to follow. Instead she remained in her car alone, amid a fog of worry and confusion.
"I was expecting to see him very soon," Jackie Little said. "He told me through FaceTime that they were going to put some tubes in him and that he'd contact me as soon as he could."
The next day, Jackie Little received a call from a Mission doctor: Anthony Little was dying.
He had tested positive for COVID-19 and had been placed on a respirator. The doctor told Jackie that her husband's kidneys were failing and to begin making end-of-life arrangements.
Read the full story: Coronavirus: A COVID-19 diagnosis, a death prognosis and a family's claim of Mission's disparity
No time to celebrate?
Madison County Health Director Tammy Cody took a look at state coronavirus case numbers late in the afternoon of June 18. At the time, despite noticing that Madison’s five cases matched Tyrrell – a coastal county with a population roughly one quarter the size of Madison’s 20,000-plus – for the lowest number in the state, she wasn’t celebrating.
“I don’t want to be too positive or optimistic,” she said in a phone call with reporter Paul Moon. “To me, our numbers show that most residents are taking this seriously and making good decisions to protect the most at-risk populations, which of course is our big concern.”
More: Lowest COVID-19 numbers in the state are no reason to celebrate in Madison County
More forest areas reopen
In time for the first day of summer on June 20, and what is expected to be sunny, warm weather in the Western North Carolina mountains, more recreation areas are now open in Pisgah National Forest, reports Karen Chávez.
These include the ultra-popular Looking Glass Falls and Picnic Area, and the picnic areas at Pink Beds, Stony Fork, Sycamore Flats, and Coontree in the Davidson River Corridor, as well as all the picnic areas along U.S. 276, and Wash Creek Road/FSR 5000, in the Pisgah Ranger District.
The Forest Service began closing some of its most popular recreation areas in late March and early April as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country.
More: Summer starts with more Pisgah National Forest openings including Looking Glass Falls
SCC reports first COVID-19 case
SYLVA - Southwestern Community College officials confirmed on June 20 that a student has reported testing positive for COVID-19, according to a press release from the school.
It’s the first case involving a student or employee at the college. The student was last at the Jackson Campus on Monday, June 15. SCC officials are working with local health department officials to locate anyone who may have come into contact with the individual.
All employees and students determined to have come into contact with the student have been notified and urged to get tested. Relevant classes have been canceled for Monday, June 22.
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