Toe River Health District Releases COVID-19 Update
Toe River Health District has released COVID-19 case numbers for the last two weeks, ending January 13.
Avery County had 138 active cases, with the total now at 1376. There have been 21 deaths in Avery.
Mitchell County had 79 active cases, a total of 1098, with 25 deaths in Mitchell.
Yancey County was at 157 active cases, a total of 1317, with 14 deaths.
On Saturday, Mitchell County Health Department was notified of two CoVID-19 associated deaths. Both individuals were in their 90s.
Yancey County Health Department was also notified Saturday of two additional CoVID-19 associated death. One individual was in their 80s, the other was in their 90s.
RALEIGH — As vaccinations begin to make an impact in Avery County through local health department rollout, statistics for COVID-19 on the local and state levels continue to concern health