From Staff Reports
The McDowell County Health Department reported Tuesday that 50 additional McDowell County residents have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). And McDowell is now a red county in the statewide COVID-19 County Alert System.
The latest number brings the total number of positives to 2,685 in McDowell County. As of Tuesdayâs report, there were 29,732 tests conducted, 26,762 negative results and 285 tests are pending results. Presently, there are 429 individuals in quarantine, 2,211 out of quarantine and 45 deaths. McDowell Countyâs 14-day positivity rate is 16.7%, according to a news release.
The red classification means that there is a critical community spread of COVID-19 in a county.