Craven County COVID-19 deaths lead neighboring counties by wide margin–even among larger counties

With two new deaths over the past 24 hours, Craven County continues to widen its lead over neighboring and nearby counties in Eastern North Carolina. Craven County deaths related to COVID-19 total 48, compared to the counties with the next-highest number of dead, Lenoir and Pitt, which each have 33 deaths. An unidentified Craven County resident died on Oct. 7, 2020. The individual was tested for COVID-19 on Sept. 15, 2020 and resulted positive the same day. Another unidentified Craven County resident died on Oct. 8, 2020. The individual was tested for COVID-19 on Oct. 2, 2020 and resulted positive on Oct. 5, 2020. The deaths were reported to the Craven County Health Department on Oct. 8, 2020. Both individuals had underlying health conditions. To protect the privacy of each individual’s family, no further information about the individuals will be released. Craven County has 1,830 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 1 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2020, an increase of 27 cases over the past 24 hours. There are 247 active cases and 20 Craven County residents are hospitalized. Out of the 1,830 confirmed positive cases, 1,535 are considered recovered. Of the 1,830 cases, 21 have been related to out of state travel, 358 are from community transmission, 1,288 are a direct contact with a previously confirmed positive case, 29 are still being investigated, and 134 are unknown.

Craven County snapshots

Total Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered	Deaths	Currently Hospitalized
1,830	247	1,535	48	20

Craven County deaths

	Date tested	Date of results	Date of death	Test to death
Patient 1	April 2, 2020	April 4, 2020	April 9, 2020	7 days
Patient 2	April 7, 2020	April 9, 2020	April 17, 2020	10 days
Patient 3	March 30, 2020	April 2, 2020	April 19, 2020	20 days
Patient 4	April 12, 2020	April 14, 2020	April 21, 2020	9 days
Patient 5	May 11, 2020	May 11, 2020	May 27, 2020	16 days
Patient 6	June 7, 2020	June 7, 2020	June 19, 2020	13 days
Patient 7	June 19, 2020	Same day	July 2, 2020	13 days
Patient 8	July 6, 2020	Same day	July 22, 2020	14 days
Patient 9	July 17, 2020	July 18, 2020	July 28, 2020	11 days
Patient 10	July 10, 2020	July 13, 2020	July 29, 2020	19 days
Patient 11	July 23, 2020	July 27, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020	12 days
Patient 12	July 10, 2020	July 12, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020	25 days
Patient 13	July 28, 2020	Aug. 11, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020	10 days
Patient 14	July 28, 2020	July 28, 2020	Aug. 9, 2020	12 days
Patient 15	July 30, 2020	Aug. 1, 2020	Aug. 10, 2020	11 days
Patient 16	July 30, 2020	July 30, 2020	Aug. 10, 2020	11 days
Patient 17	July 28, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 10, 2020	13 days
Patient 18	July 27, 2020	July 28, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020	17 days
Patient 19	July 21, 2020	July 24, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020	23 days
Patient 20	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020	Aug. 17, 2020	5 days
Patient 21	July 21, 2020	July 25, 2020	Aug. 17, 2020	27 days
Patient 22	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 18, 2020	6 days
Patient 23	Aug. 2, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 18, 2020	16 days
Patient 24	Aug. 20, 2020	Aug. 21, 2020	Aug. 21, 2020	1 day
Patient 25	Aug. 6, 2020	Aug. 6, 2020	Aug. 21, 2020	15 days
Patient 26	Aug. 16, 2020	Aug. 16, 2020	Aug. 22, 2020	6 days
Patient 27	Aug. 11, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 30, 2020	19 days
Patient 28	Aug. 19, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020	Sept. 6, 2020	18 days
Patient 29	Aug. 17, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020	24 days
Patient 30	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020	1 day
Patient 31	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 6, 2020	Sept. 14, 2020	12 days
Patient 32	Sept. 9, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 18, 2020	9 days
Patient 33	Sept. 15, 2020	Sept. 16, 2020	Sept. 19, 2020	4 days
Patient 34	Sept. 18, 2020	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020	4 days
Patient 35	Sept. 1, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 25, 2020	24 days
Patient 36	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 26, 2020	4 days
Patient 37	Sept. 18, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 26, 2020	8 days
Patient 38	Sept. 20, 2020	Sept. 20, 2020	Sept. 27, 2020	7 days
Patient 39	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 24, 2020	Sept. 27, 2020	6 days
Patient 40	Sept. 26, 2020	Sept. 28, 2020	Sept. 29, 2020	3 days
Patient 41	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 24, 2020	Oct. 2, 2020	10 days
Patient 42	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020	Oct. 2, 2020	11 days
Patient 43	Oct. 1, 2020	Oct. 2, 2020	Oct. 4, 2020	3 days
Patient 44	Oct. 1, 2020	Oct. 2, 2020	Oct. 4, 2020	3 days
Patient 45	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 24, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020	13 days
Patient 46	Sept. 30, 2020	Oct. 1, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020	6 days
Patient 47	Sept. 15, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020	Oct. 7, 2020	22 days
Patient 48	Oct. 2, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020	Oct. 8, 2020	6 days

Key dates

MARCH March 14 First case confirmed in Craven County March 29 First community-spread case identified in Craven County

APRIL April 2 First reported recovery in Craven County April 5 Hospitalized cases start being reported at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern April 9 First death in Craven County April 17 Second death in Craven County April 19 Third death in Craven County April 21 Fourth death in Craven County.

MAY May 8 Phase 1 begins May 12-27 A cluster of friends, family, and co-workers adds 142 cases in Craven County May 17 Craven County passes 100 lab-confirmed cases May 22 Phase 2 begins May 27 Fifth death in Craven County May 28 National death toll equals and then surpass entire population of Craven County (103,374) May 30 Craven County passes 200 lab-confirmed cases

JUNE June 19 Sixth death in Craven County June 19 Craven County passes 300 lab-confirmed cases June 19 Phase 3 delayed

JULY July 2 Seventh death in Craven County July 5 Eighth death in Craven County July 7 Craven County surpasses 400 lab-confirmed cases July 18 Craven County passes 500 lab-confirmed cases July 21 Cluster emerges at PruittHealth-Trent, a New Bern skilled nursing facility. By July 24, there were 42 cases among staff and patients. Two other local facilities reported smaller outbreaks. July 26 Craven County passes 600 lab-confirmed cases July 28 Ninth death in Craven County July 29 10th death in Craven County

AUGUST Aug. 4 11th death in Craven County Aug. 5 12th death in Craven County Aug. 5 Phase 3 delayed Aug. 6 Craven County passes 700 lab-confirmed cases Aug. 7 13th death in Craven County Aug. 9 14th death in Craven County Aug. 10 15th, 16th, and 17th deaths in Craven County Aug. 13 18th and 19th deaths in Craven County. Craven County passes 800 lab-confirmed deaths Aug. 17 20th death in Craven County Aug. 18 21st and 22nd deaths in Craven County Aug. 19 23rd death in Craven County Aug. 21 24th and 25th deaths in Craven County. Craven County passes 900 lab-confirmed deaths Aug. 22 26th death in Craven County Aug. 29 Craven County passes 1,000 lab-confirmed cases Aug. 30 27th death in Craven County Aug. 3 Craven County passes 1,100 lab-confirmed cases

SEPTEMBER Sept. 4 Phase 2.5 begins Sept. 6 28th death in Craven County Sept. 10 29th death in Craven County. Craven County passes 1,200 lab-confirmed cases Sept. 11 30th death in Craven County Sept. 14 31st death in Craven County Sept. 15 Craven County passes 1,300 lab-confirmed cases Sept. 18 Craven County passes 1,400 lab-confirmed cases; 32nd death in Craven County Sept. 19 33rd death in Craven County Sept. 22 34th death in Craven County Sept. 25 Craven County passes 1,500 lab-confirmed cases. 35th death in Craven County Sept. 26 36th and 37th deaths in Craven County Sept. 27 38th and 39th deaths in Craven County Sept. 29 40th death in Craven County Sept. 30 Craven County passes 1,600 lab-confirmed cases

OCTOBER Oct. 2 41st and 42nd deaths in Craven County. North Carolina enters Phase 3 restrictions Oct. 3 Craven County passes 1,700 lab-confirmed cases Oct. 4 43rd and 44th deaths in Craven County Oct. 5 45th death in Craven County. North Carolina allows Plan A for elementary-school-age public and charter school pupils Oct. 6 46th death in Craven County Oct. 7 Craven County passes 1,800 lab-confirmed cases; 47th death in Craven County Oct. 8 48th death in Craven County