Craven County has 198 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 11:00 a.m. on May 29, 2020.  Out of the 198 confirmed positive cases, 90 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 198 cases, seven have been related to out of state travel, 27 are from community transmission, and 164 are a direct contact with a previously confirmed positive. There have been five deaths related to COVID-19. Three of the active COVID-19 cases are currently hospitalized.

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.            

Craven County COVID-19 Cases by Age, Gender, Death Rate, and Mode of Transmission

 * Rates are calculated using population estimates from the US Census Bureau

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.

   *Charts contain data collected up to May 28, 2020.

Note: As you review the data, please be aware this data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Also, the data is representative of the confirmed cases, not of all COVID-19 cases in Craven County.