Update 3/20/2020 11:00am:
There are now 43 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County.
Original Article 3/19/2020 4:30pm:
This afternoon NC Governor Roy Cooper announced the first official confirmed ‘community spread’ case of COVID-19 in the state of North Carolina.
During his press conference, Cooper noted that the Wilson County individual had not traveled to an infected area, nor had they been in contact with any other known cases of the virus.
.@NC_Governor As of this morning, North Carolina now has 97 positive cases of the new coronavirus COVID-19. Our state lab has confirmed our first case due to community spread in Wilson County, which means the person had not traveled nor been in contact with a known positive case.
— NCDHHS (@ncdhhs) March 19, 2020
North Carolina now has 131 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 31 of them being in Charlotte.
You can watch the entire press conference from Governor Cooper and the NC COVID-19 Task Force here:
🔴LIVE NOW: Gov. Cooper Coronavirus Task Force Update – 3/19/2020 https://t.co/oeZ8nUFUbN
— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) March 19, 2020
According to the CDC, patients with confirmed CoVID-19 infection have reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of:
- fever
- cough
- shortness of breath
CDC believes at this time that symptoms of CoVID-19 may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure. This is based on what has been seen previously as the incubation period of MERS viruses.
Some of the best ways to stay healthy include;
- Wash your hands often with antiviral soap, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are are coughing or sneezing.
- Using NAC (N-acetyl L-cysteine)
- Using probiotics (especially those containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium)
- Immunity boosting vitamins, including; zinc, vitamin C, and vitamin D3
If you have any questions about CoVID-19 you can call 866-462-3821 or submit questions online at ncpoisoncontrol.org.
