November 18-24, 2020
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting its 37th COVID-19 death. The individual died at home and COVID-19 was listed as the primary/immediate cause of death. The individual was elderly, had underlying medical conditions, and had recently traveled out of state. To protect the family’s privacy, no further information will be released. “Our sympathies go out to the family and loved ones. This is a sad reminder that COVID-19 is a serious and sometimes deadly illness,” said Interim Haywood County Health Director Garron Bradish. Haywood County Public Health received notice of 64 new cases of COVID-19 between Nov. 6 and Nov. 12. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has recorded 847 cases in Haywood County. Case patterns this week include exposures from positives in the household, work exposures, travel exposures and exposures from funerals, parties and other events or situations where people have gathered in large groups. “COVID-19 cases are going up nationwide, and we are continuing to see a steady and concerning rise in new cases in Haywood County, compared to the relative quiet of September and early October. In the first two weeks of November, we’ve had more new cases than we had during the entire month of September. Since we are continuing to see patterns that suggest that people are relaxing their COVID safety standards around extended family, coworkers and friends, we anticipate the situation getting worse with the holidays approaching and increasingly cold weather pushing people indoors,” said Bradish. As of 5 p.m., Nov. 12, Haywood County’s COVID-19 working number, representing individuals who are in isolation or quarantine due to exposure, is 188 people. Of these, 63 cases are in isolation after testing positive and 125 people are in quarantine, having been identified as a close contact of a known case during contact tracing. All are being monitored by the Haywood County COVID-19 contact tracing team.
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Haywood reports 37th COVID-19 death
Infant perishes in Canton house fire Smoky Mountain News
Emergency personnel were called to a residence in the North Hominy/Canton area in reference to a structure fire with entrapment around 3:48 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Once on scene at 54 McCracken Road, emergency personnel located a 3-month-old male infant inside the residence who was deceased. Three other people including a 3-year-old boy made it out of the residence without injury. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Agencies involved include the Haywood County Sheriff ’s Office, North Canton Fire Department, Clyde Fire Department, Junaluska Fire Department, Jonathan Creek Fire Department, Haywood County Fire Marshal’s Office, Haywood County Emergency Services and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
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