Cherokee County resident’s coronavirus-related death is the ninth in NC
A Cherokee County resident who was in their late 80s has died from complications associated with COVID-19, the county health department announced Tuesday.
To protect the privacy of the family no further information about this patient will be released, the Cherokee County Health Department said in a press release.
This is the first coronavirus-related death reported in Cherokee County and the ninth reported death in the state. The state’s eighth coronavirus death was reported earlier Tuesday in Forsyth County.
“Our prayers are with the family and loved ones during this time,” the Cherokee County Health Department wrote on Facebook.
“This serves as an unfortunate reminder of the seriousness that surrounds COVID-19 and the potential impacts to those high-risk individuals,” the post said. “We as a community must do our part to help stop the spread of the virus by staying at home and practicing social distancing combined with other protective measures when necessary to go out into the public.”
Previous North Carolina coronavirus deaths
North Carolina reported its first deaths March 25, after a person from Cabarrus County died from complications associated with the virus. The person was in their late 70s and had several medical conditions, Gov. Roy Cooper said.
A second person in their 60s from Virginia who was traveling through North Carolina also died but is not included in the state’s official count.
Adrian Grubbs, a 37-year-old supervisor in the Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department, died March 25. The city manager issued a statement about Grubbs’ death but the city has not confirmed how he died. The city’s statement came after Harnett County reported that a resident in his late 30s had died from the coronavirus and had an underlying medical condition.
Friday, health officials reported two more people died: a Johnston County person in their mid-60s with an underlying medical condition, died on Thursday, according to the Johnston County health department
A person in Rowan County died who “was in the high risk category due to age and underlying medical conditions,” Rowan health officials said Friday.
Sunday, two deaths were reported in Buncombe and Mecklenburg counties.
More coronavirus-related deaths were reported Monday, March 30.
An Onslow County resident in their 70s with underlying medical conditions died March 22 and health officials confirmed on Monday that the patient had the virus.
Carteret County officials announced Monday a Virginia resident in their 80s with underlying conditions died Saturday.
It was reported Monday that another Virginia resident died Friday after contracting the virus at a rehabilitation center in Northampton County.
The state health department reported Tuesday that a Forsyth County resident also died from COVID-19.
This story was originally published March 31, 2020 at 2:21 PM.
