THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO COVID-19 (Corona Virus) CASES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND NO CONFIRMED CASES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services and NC Emergency Management are working closely with the CDC, local health departments, and health care providers across the state to quickly identify and respond to any potential isolated cases that might occur in the state and prepare North Carolinians to be ready in the event of more widespread, national COVID-19 transmission
The Cumberland County Health Department is taking the following actions to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses and encourages individuals, families, institutions and agencies to take the same precautions.
- Encourage hand washing frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds each time.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Encourage employees and visitors to get their annual flu shot.
- Use tissues when sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose and discard the tissue after one use.
- Clean common surfaces such as doorknobs, light switches and keyboards
- Offer facemasks to visitors with flu-like symptoms or symptoms of other respiratory infections.
- Employees should not return to work until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine, even if they feel better. This should be followed for parents sending children back to school.
