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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Information on Orange County positive cases
By law, Orange County cannot share any patient demographics about positive COVID-19 cases. Information that identifies a person who has or may have COVID-19 is protected by North Carolina’s communicable disease confidentiality law, G.S. 130A-143.
When the information is maintained by a local health department, it is protected by HIPAA as well. The address alone is sufficient to make the information individually identifiable, even without the name. Therefore, the information must be managed in a way that complies with these laws. We will not ever share race, age, sex or zip code.
COVID-19 (also known as Coronavirus) was deemed a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organization.
- Orange County receives its first positive test for COVID-19.
- Orange County Chair Penny Rich declared a State of Emergency in Orange County on March 13.
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From CBC News, this video contains information about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak which is spreading fast. It asks, "What do we actually know about the illness?" CBC News medical contributor and family physician Dr. Peter Lin breaks down the facts about what it is, where it came from, how it spreads and what you can do to protect yourself.