Snow Hill, NC – Twenty-two cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Greene County. The Greene County Department of Public Health received notification of 4 lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases throughout the weekend. All of the individuals are isolated at home while recovering. To protect individual privacy, no further information will be shared. 

Out of the 22 lab-confirmed positive cases, 15 of the individuals have recovered, are doing well, and are out of isolation. The Greene County Department of Public Health is currently monitoring six individuals and the other individual is hospitalized. 

• 3,349,786 confirmed cases globally; 238,628 deaths 

• United States: 1,122,486 confirmed cases; 65,735 deaths 

• NC has confirmed 11,664 cases of COVID-19 and 422 fatalities across 99 counties* 

o NC Completed Tests = 143,835*

o Currently Hospitalized = 475* * Last updated at 11:00 a.m. on May 3, 2020 

Greene County is continuing to monitor the situation and its impact on our community. New information will be shared as necessary. 

Residents who feel they are symptomatic and in need of testing, need to call their primary care provider ahead of time in order to receive instructions on how to proceed. 

Greene County Department of Public Health COVID-19 updates will appear on our website at www.greenecountync.gov/health and our Facebook page @greenecountydepartmentofpublichealth. 

For more information on COVID-19, please visit the NC Department of Health and Human Services website at https://www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at https://www.cdc.gov/.