RCA Health District urges using Covidwise on phones and other info

August 26, 2020 Cathy Benson

Dr. Molly O’Dell shared the case data below:

• 2,520 COVID-19 cases in the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts

• 226 are currently active (13 are new in the past 24 hours)

• Alleghany County: 69

• Botetourt County: 231

• Covington: 22

• Craig: 26

• Roanoke City: 1,313

• Roanoke County: 687

• Salem: 146

• 35 COVID-19 related deaths

• 9 people currently hospitalized

• The Health District is currently working on 5 outbreaks

You can hear more about the latest situational update in Dr. O’Dell’s weekly press briefing by clicking here.
COVIDWISE:

COVIDWISE was created with both public health and public trust in mind. It’s easy to use, protects your privacy, and helps secure the health and safety of our communities. No location data or personal information is ever collected, stored, or transmitted via COVIDWISE. In addition, the app is 100% voluntary and you can delete it at any time.

We are asking you to help:

1. Visit the App Store or Google Play Store and download COVIDWISE

2. Share information about COVIDWISE with your friends, colleagues, and family members

3. Post & share your support on social mediaAdditional COVID-19 Resources:The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health District websites have created a COVID-19 RCAHD Local Data and Resources webpage on both of our websites below. Here you can access a data presentation each week, looking back at the COVID-19 data since March:

–submitted by Samara Lott, M.P.H.