On Monday, Dec. 14, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified a COVID-19 cluster at the Old Antioch Missionary Baptist Church located at 2868 Wrights Creek Road in Cherokee. Six COVID-19 cases, within the last 10 days have been confirmed within the church.
All six of the community members who have tested positive for COVID-19 are isolating in their homes. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) defines a “cluster” as five or more epidemiologically linked cases over a 14-day period.
The community members, who tested positive for COVID-19, attended service(s) on Sunday, Nov. 29 and/or Wednesday, Dec. 2.