As of 5:00 pm on 12/15/2020
Wilkes Health will be updating case numbers and demographics Monday - Friday before 5 pm.
3,279 Confirmed Cases
68 Confirmed Deaths
31 currently hospitalized
331 Active Cases
In the last 14 days Wilkes County has had 775 cases per 100,000 persons (431 new cases) reported locally.
Please note that Wilkes Health has recently removed the number of "recovered" cases to reduce confusion to the public.
Unfortunately, Wilkes Health is not able to provide a number of residents tested or negative test results. This is due to private practices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and some being tested outside the county. We understand that this frustrating, but only positive results and deaths are required by law to be reported to the health department. For the most up-to-date information for the state, please click here.
Please see below for demographic related information for 3,279 COVID-19 laboratory confirmed cases.
Information labeled unknown means Wilkes Health does not have access to that information.
Sex
| Percentage
|
Male
| 51%
|
Female
| 49%
|
Age
| Percentage
|
0 to 17
| 12%
|
18 to 24
| 11%
|
25 to 49
| 35%
|
50 to 64
| 22%
|
65 to 74
| 11%
|
75 +
| 9%
|
Zip Code
| Percentage
|
28659
| 38%
|
28697
| 29%
|
28651
| 6%
|
28624
| 2%
|
28670
| 3%
|
28654
| 7%
|
28649
| 1%
|
28669
| 3%
|
28635
| 3%
|
28685
| 1%
|
28606
| 2%
|
28665
| 3%
|
28621
| 3%
|
28676
| <1%
|
28642
| <1%
|
28683
| <1%
|
25869
| <1%
|
28657
| <1%
|
28660
| <1%
|
28661
| <1%
|
28662
| <1%
|
| 28663 | <1%
|
28664
| <1%
|
28689
| <1%
|
28690
| <1%
|
28695
| <1%
|
Unknown
|
|
Mode of Transmission
| Percentage
|
Community Transmission
| 46%
|
Close Contact
| 54%
|