Haywood County has again ramped up its emergency coordination center in response to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
Since Dec. 8, Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 107 new cases of COVID-19. As of 5 p.m. Dec. 10, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has recorded a total of 1,507 cases in Haywood County since the pandemic began. In the last week, the county has added 221 new cases.
In addition, there were seven deaths attributable to the virus last week, bringing the total to 50. All of the deaths were nursing home residents over the age of 65. Three were residents at Autumn Care. Spicewood Cottages, Silver Bluff, and Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehab all had one resident die from COVID, another died at Haywood Regional Medical Center.