Craven County has 404 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 11:00 a.m. on July 7, 2020. Out of the 404 confirmed positive cases, 355 of those individuals have recovered, are doing well, and are out of isolation. The recovered cases completed the necessary isolation requirement and have been free of COVID-19 symptoms for at least 72 hours.  Of the 404 cases, nine have been related to out of state travel, 87 are from community transmission, 300 are a direct contact with a previously confirmed positive case, and eight are unknown and still being investigated.  There have been eight deaths related to COVID-19. One of the active COVID-19 cases is currently hospitalized.  

A seventh Craven County resident died from complications related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on July 2, 2020.  The individual was tested for COVID-19 on June 19, 2020 and resulted positive the same day. The death was reported to the Craven County Health Department on July 7, 2020. An eighth Craven County resident died from complications related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on July 5, 2020.  The individual was tested for COVID-19 on June 22, 2020 and resulted positive the same day. The death was reported to the Craven County Health Department on July 6, 2020. Both individuals had several underlying health conditions. To protect the privacy of each individual’s family, no further information about the individuals will be released.

Craven County citizens are encouraged to use reputable sources of information to learn more about COVID-19 cases in Craven County and North Carolina.  Reputable sources of information include the Craven County Health Department and NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) websites. When using the NCDHHS COVID-19 site to stay up to date, please keep in mind that county case numbers may change once residency is verified. Therefore, the total number on the county map may differ from the number of Craven County Cases.

Craven County will continue to track and post the number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases; however, it is important to recognize there are many people with COVID-19 who will not be included in daily counts of laboratory-confirmed cases, including:

• People who had minimal or no symptoms and were not tested.
• People who had symptoms but did not seek medical care.
• People who sought medical care but were not tested.
• People with COVID-19 in whom the virus was not detected by testing.

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases will increasingly provide a limited picture of the spread of infections in Craven County as COVID-19 becomes more widespread and the number of infected people who are not included in the daily counts of laboratory-confirmed cases increases.