Last Updated on December 14, 2020 11:47 am
NOTE – With Appalachian State students on break the county data has been moved to the top of this update since those numbers will change more frequently. The data for November has been moved to the COVID-19 data page.
Information provided by AppHealthCare
You may notice a difference between our case count and the NC DHHS state database. Sometimes we get notification of positive results before they show up on the state dashboard. Also, individuals can sometimes get “assigned” to our counties that actually do not reside in our counties. When that happens, we work with the state to get that data reassigned to the person’s place of residence.
Positive Case Count
This number is sourced from AppHealthCare and is typically updated once in the afternoon each day. This is a cumulative case count since testing began.
Active Cases
The number of individuals currently in isolation who are residents of Alleghany, Ashe or Watauga. This number will be updated once in the afternoon each day.
Positive Cases Identified that Reside Outside Our District Counties
This number is for individuals tested locally but do not reside in Alleghany, Ashe or Watauga. This is a cumulative number since we began testing and will be updated once in the afternoon each day.
Individuals Actively Being Monitored
The number of individuals AppHealthCare staff are monitoring due to being exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case. These individuals are currently in quarantine, monitoring their symptoms. This number is updated each day Monday through Friday by 5 pm.
COVID-19 Related Deaths
This is the number of individuals who have died due to complications of COVID-19.
Hospitalizations
The number of district residents of Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties who have been hospitalized due to COVID-19. This is a cumulative count and does not necessarily reflect the number of individuals who are currently hospitalized.
For data from previous months click here.
Data last updated: December 14, 2020
| Date | Positive Case Count | Active Cases | Positive Cases Identified that Reside Outside Our District Counties | Individuals Actively Being Monitored | COVID-19 Related Deaths | Hospitalizations |
| Monday December 14 | Alleghany 556 Ashe 1190 Watauga 2625 Total 4371 | Alleghany 81 Ashe 133 Watauga 141 Total 355 | 231 | Alleghany 69 Ashe 143 Watauga 245 Outside District 6 Total 463 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 25 Watauga 17 Total 44 | District 87 |
| Sunday December 13 | Alleghany 548 Ashe 1182 Watauga 2617 Total 4347 | Alleghany 84 Ashe 138 Watauga 152 Total 374 | 230 | Alleghany 80 Ashe 144 Watauga 260 Outside District 6 Total 490 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 25 Watauga 16 Total 43 | District 87 |
| Saturday December 12 | Alleghany 538 Ashe 1168 Watauga 2600 Total 4306 | Alleghany 78 Ashe 139 Watauga 156 Total 373 | 230 | Alleghany 67 Ashe 135 Watauga 233 Outside District 5 Total 440 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 24 Watauga 16 Total 42 | District 86 |
| Friday December 11 | Alleghany 511 Ashe 1147 Watauga 2575 Total 4233 | Alleghany 51 Ashe 135 Watauga 145 Total 331 | 225 | Alleghany 66 Ashe 112 Watauga 216 Outside District 2 Total 396 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 24 Watauga 16 Total 42 | District 86 |
| Thursday December 10 | Alleghany 502 Ashe 1129 Watauga 2528 Total 4159 | Alleghany 51 Ashe 140 Watauga 120 Total 311 | 222 | Alleghany 60 Ashe 105 Watauga 216 Outside District 2 Total 383 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 22 Watauga 16 Total 40 | District 86 |
| Wednesday December 9 | Alleghany 489 Ashe 1102 Watauga 2505 Total 4096 | Alleghany 44 Ashe 110 Watauga 120 Total 273 | 218 | Alleghany 58 Ashe 99 Watauga 229 Outside District 3 Total 388 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 21 Watauga 16 Total 39 | District 85 |
| Tuesday December 8 | Alleghany 482 Ashe 1081 Watauga 2491 Total 4045 | Alleghany 43 Ashe 110 Watauga 120 Total 273 | 217 | Alleghany 55 Ashe 90 Watauga 214 Outside District 3 Total 362 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 20 Watauga 16 Total 38 | District 83 |
| Monday December 7 | Alleghany 465 Ashe 1064 Watauga 2468 Total 3997 | Alleghany 30 Ashe 104 Watauga 114 Total 248 | 212 | Alleghany 49 Ashe 103 Watauga 215 Outside District 3 Total 370 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 20 Watauga 16 Total 38 | District 83 |
| Sunday December 6 | Alleghany 462 Ashe 1052 Watauga 2455 Total 3969 | Alleghany 31 Ashe 111 Watauga 122 Total 264 | 209 | Alleghany 50 Ashe 117 Watauga 229 Outside District 5 Total 401 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 20 Watauga 16 Total 38 | District 82 |
| Saturday December 5 | Alleghany 457 Ashe 1028 Watauga 2437 Total 3922 | Alleghany 25 Ashe 98 Watauga 124 Total 247 | 206 | Alleghany 48 Ashe 108 Watauga 244 Outside District 9 Total 409 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 20 Watauga 16 Total 38 | District 81 |
| Friday December 4 | Alleghany 445 Ashe 1011 Watauga 2406 Total 3862 | Alleghany 18 Ashe 90 Watauga 114 Total 222 | 201 | Alleghany 43 Ashe 127 Watauga 238 Outside District 10 Total 418 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 20 Watauga 16 Total 38 | District 81 |
| Thursday December 3 | Alleghany 444 Ashe 999 Watauga 2377 Total 3820 | Alleghany 19 Ashe 103 Watauga 130 Total 252 | 198 | Alleghany 33 Ashe 144 Watauga 224 Outside District 9 Total 410 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 19 Watauga 16 Total 37 | District 81 |
| Wednesday December 2 | Alleghany 441 Ashe 977 Watauga 2360 Total 3778 | Alleghany 17 Ashe 84 Watauga 112 Total 213 | 194 | Alleghany 20 Ashe 156 Watauga 214 Outside District 9 Total 399 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 19 Watauga 16 Total 37 | District 81 |
| Tuesday December 1 | Alleghany 439 Ashe 956 Watauga 2334 Total 3729 | Alleghany 17 Ashe 76 Watauga 105 Total 198 | 193 | Alleghany 19 Ashe 158 Watauga 200 Outside District 7 Total 384 | Alleghany 2 Ashe 17 Watauga 16 Total 35 | District 79 |
Outbreaks & Clusters as of Thursday, December 10, 9:00 am Data from App Health Care and is updated each Friday.
Data is provided for outbreaks and clusters that are active and ongoing. The number of cases are current at the release of this report. As we conduct outbreak investigations, the numbers included in this report are subject to change
An outbreak is defined as two or more laboratory confirmed cases. A cluster is defined as a minimum of five cases with illness onsets or initial positive results within a 14-day period and plausible epidemiologic linkage between cases. An outbreak or cluster is considered over if 28 days have passed after the latest date of symptom onset in a symptomatic person or first date of specimen collection from the most recent asymptomatic person, whichever is later.
These data come from AppHealthCare district health department and reflect the cumulative positive confirmed cases at Appalachian State University. The “Employees” category includes both faculty and staff. The “Subcontractors” category indicates individuals working on campus construction projects who are employed by private construction companies, rather than the university.
For data from previous months click here.
| Appalachian State active case count as of: (currently in isolation) | Students | Employees | Subcontractors |
| Monday December 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| Sunday December 13 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Saturday December 12 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Friday December 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Thursday December 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Wednesday December 9 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Tuesday December 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| Monday December 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Sunday December 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| Saturday December 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| Friday December 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| Thursday December 3 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Wednesday December 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Tuesday December 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Appalachian State cumulative positive confirmed cases as of: | Students | Employees | Subcontractors |
| Monday December 14 | 1177 | 86 | 44 |
| Sunday December 13 | 1177 | 84 | 44 |
| Saturday December 12 | 1177 | 84 | 44 |
| Friday December 11 | 1175 | 82 | 44 |
| Thursday December 10 | 1162 | 78 | 44 |
| Wednesday December 9 | 1162 | 78 | 44 |
| Tuesday December 8 | 1160 | 78 | 44 |
| Monday December 7 | 1158 | 77 | 44 |
| Sunday December 6 | 1158 | 77 | 44 |
| Saturday December 5 | 1155 | 74 | 44 |
| Friday December 4 | 1150 | 71 | 44 |
| Thursday December 3 | 1145 | 71 | 44 |
| Wednesday December 2 | 1141 | 70 | 44 |
| Tuesday December 1 | 1137 | 69 | 44 |
