Catawba County Public Health is reporting the third COVID-19-associated death in Catawba County. The individual was a resident of Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Viewmont and died from complications associated with the virus. The patient was in their early 70s and had underlying medical conditions. To protect the family’s privacy, no further information about this patient will be released. “This is unfortunate… View More
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Catawba County Public Health is investigating a newly identified outbreak of COVID-19 at Abernethy Laurels, where 1 staff member and 1 resident have tested positive for the virus. The facility is informing patients, their family members, and staff about the situation. This is the second congregate care facility outbreak identified in Catawba County. The first was reported last Thursday at Brian Center Viewmont. Public Health… View More
Catawba County Public Health is investigating a newly identified outbreak at a local long-term care facility, where 3 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Public Health is conducting additional testing at the facility and is advising administrators on isolation protocols and other measures to help prevent further spread of illness. “We were notified as soon as the facility suspected a problem, and we have taken… View More
Catawba County Manager Mick Berry has recommended a budget of $242M for Fiscal Year 2021, which maintains the current property tax rate of $0.575 per $100 of valuation. The recommendation represents a 4.1 percent decrease in the total budget and $3.3M less revenue than anticipated. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on revenues from sales tax, property tax and building services, revenue projections have been downsized but still reflect… View More
Catawba County Public Health is reporting the second COVID-19 associated death in Catawba County. The individual had been hospitalized and died Sunday from complications associated with the virus. The patient was in their early 70s and had underlying medical conditions. The person did not reside at a senior living facility. To protect the family’s privacy, no further information about this patient will be released. "We are… View More
With the onset of COVID-19, health care systems across the country began assessing readiness in the event of a surge of COVID-19 patients. Catawba Valley Health System in Catawba County, North Carolina, was no different. The system’s Director of Emergency Management & Environmental Compliance, Mike Helton, reviewed the hospital’s reserve inventory of personal protective equipment (PPE), which included a back-up supply of… View More
Catawba County’s spring residential household hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Catawba County Government Center, located at 25 Government Drive in Newton. Residents are advised to use the Business Hwy 321 entrance to access the event by vehicle. The event is open to Catawba County residents only and is free of charge. To comply with social distancing requirements,… View More
By Karen Harrington, MSW, LCSW, Director, Catawba County Social Services April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As everyone knows, EVERY month should be child abuse prevention month. In North Carolina, child protection is everyone’s job – we are all responsible, under the law, to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Due to the impact of COVID-19, it may be more important now than ever before to make a report… View More
Last week, Governor Cooper announced a path forward for eventually easing certain COVID-19 restrictions while still protecting North Carolinians from a second wave of the virus. His path is a three-pronged approach that focuses on tracing, testing and trends. Since tracing has already been a big part of our response to COVID-19, I thought it might be helpful to explain what this is and how it works. Tracing, or contact… View More
By Jennifer McCracken, Health Director, Catawba County Public Health With our county’s first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in March and news this month of the first COVID-related death of a Catawba County resident, we know our community’s hearts are heavy with worry. I would like to assure Catawba County residents that Catawba County Public Health and our community partners have been working… View More