Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 5
What’s new: ZIP codes with fewer cases grew faster by percentage this week for the second week.
Only three of the faster-growing ZIP codes were above the average for overall Wake County cases, about 350.
Congregate living setting outbreaks continue to increase (scroll to read more). More than 1,000 deaths are attributed to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, more than half in North Carolina.
Here’s what we’re seeing this week, from Wednesday’s ZIP code data + Tuesday’s congregate living reports:
The largest growth in cases this week:
Of the ZIP codes that had 31 or more confirmed COVD-19 cases as of July 30’s state report, the ZIP codes with higher than median case count growth by percentage growth are:
- 27571 ROLESVILLE, 19.4% increase in cases since last Wednesday. +7 new cases, 43 overall lab-confirmed cases.
- 27607 RALEIGH, 16.7% increase, +26 cases, 181 total.
- 27540 HOLLY SPRINGS, 16.67% increase, +34, 238 total.
- 27612 RALEIGH, 16.3% increase, +48, 342 total.
- 27613 RALEIGH, 15.9% increase, +40, 292 total.
- 27526 FUQUAY VARINA, 15.2% increase, +47, 357 total.
- 27523 APEX, 14.5% increase, +10, 79 total.
- 27539 APEX, 14.2% increase, +21, 169 total.
- 27513 CARY, 11.6% increase, +27, 259 total.
- 27617 RALEIGH, 11% increase, +15, 151 total.
- 27605 RALEIGH, 10.8% increase. +4, 41 total.
- 27502 APEX, 10.33% increase. +25, 267 total.
- 27601 RALEIGH, 10.28% increase. +11, 118 total.
- 27606 RALEIGH, 9.9% increase. +35, 388 total.
- 27615 RALEIGH, 9.8% increase. +36, 408 total.
- 27614 RALEIGH, 9.74% increase. +19, 214 total.
The midpoint is about 9.5%, down from 14% last week.
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Most cases of COVID-19 in the Raleigh area, ranked by ZIP code:
See the 35 ZIP codes in Wake County, ranked by total lab-confirmed case count in green, deaths in orange: (also listed below)
| 27610 RALEIGH | 1,905 | 26 |
| 27604 RALEIGH | 916 | 10 |
| 27616 RALEIGH | 862 | 5 |
| 27529 GARNER | 723 | 14 |
| 27603 RALEIGH | 664 | 2 |
| 27587 WAKE FOREST | 579 | 15 |
| 27545 KNIGHTDALE | 521 | 20 |
| 27609 RALEIGH | 478 | 6 |
| 27615 RALEIGH | 405 | 6 |
| 27606 RALEIGH | 388 | 2 |
| 27526 FUQUAY VARINA | 357 | 10 |
| 27612 RALEIGH | 342 | 4 |
| 27597 ZEBULON | 308 | 2 |
| 27591 WENDELL | 293 | 2 |
| 27613 RALEIGH | 292 | 5 |
| 27511 CARY | 281 | 3 |
| 27519 CARY | 281 | 4 |
| 27502 APEX | 267 | 3 |
| 27513 CARY | 259 | 1 |
| 27540 HOLLY SPRINGS | 238 | 1 |
| 27560 MORRISVILLE | 234 | 1 |
| 27501 ANGIER | 230 | 1 |
| 27614 RALEIGH | 214 | 0 |
| 27607 RALEIGH | 181 | 0 |
| 27592 WILLOW SPRING | 178 | 1 |
| 27539 APEX | 169 | 1 |
| 27617 RALEIGH | 151 | 0 |
| 27601 RALEIGH | 118 | 1 |
| 27518 CARY | 107 | 0 |
| 27523 APEX | 79 | 0 |
| 27608 RALEIGH | 78 | 1 |
| 27571 ROLESVILLE | 43 | 0 |
| 27572 WILLOW SPRING | 42 | 0 |
| 27605 RALEIGH | 41 | 1 |
| 27562 NEW HILL | 21 | 0 |
Congregate living updates:
There are currently 28 known and ongoing congregate living outbreaks in Wake County and no known childcare or school clusters.
More than 1,000 of North Carolina’s COVID-19 related deaths are attributed to nursing homes or residential care facilities, more than half.
Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) has 36 congregate living outbreaks and 2 childcare clusters, according to the state’s database. Durham County has 9 congregate living outbreaks and one childcare cluster. Orange County has 6 congregate living outbreaks.
In Tuesday’s congregate living report and Wednesday’s Department of Public Safety report, these congregate living facilities have seen weekly increases:
- Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, +1 death, 52 cases, 5 people died. (27610 RALEIGH)
- Cary Health and Rehabilitation, +2 cases, 5 total. (27518 CARY)
- Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest, +2 cases, +2 deaths, 75 total cases, 5 people have died. (27587 WAKE FOREST)
- Litchford Falls Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, +8 cases, +4 deaths. 62 cases total, 5 deaths total. (27615 RALEIGH)
- The Laurels of Forest Glenn, +7 deaths, 75 cases total, 9 people have died. (27529 GARNER)
- Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, +24 cases, +5 deaths to a total 68 cases and 2 deaths. (27604 RALEIGH)
- Universal Health Care – Fuquay-Varina, a newer outbreak, +3 cases, 12 cases total. (27526 FUQUAY VARINA)
- The Addison of Knightdale, +5 cases, 7 total cases, (27545 KNIGHTDALE)
- Falls River Court Memory Care Community, a new outbreak, 3 total cases. (27614 RALEIGH)
- Sunrise at North Hills, +1 death, 3 cases and 1 death total. (27609 RALEIGH)
- The Covington, +1 case, 36 total cases. (27612 RALEIGH)
- Wake Assisted Living, +18 cases, 31 total. (27610 RALEIGH)
- Louisburg Road, in Wake Forest, has an outbreak of 9 COVID-19 cases. Congregate living facilities categorized “other,” like the one, are usually farmworker housing or homeless shelters.
- State women’s prison, +3 cases, 238 total. (27610 RALEIGH)
- New: Wake County announced a new outbreak at Holly Hill Hospital – South Campus in Raleigh on July 27, but it’s not yet on the state’s report. (27610 RALEIGH)
- New: Wake County also announced an outbreak at Morningside of Raleigh, but didn’t share the extent of the outbreak. It wasn’t on Tuesday’s report. (27607 RALEIGH)
- New: Wake County announced a new outbreak Tuesday at The Cypress of Raleigh – Rosewood Health Center. (27615 RALEIGH)
Sunnybrook Rehabilitation and Heartfields of Cary were not on the report after more than a month of no new cases. Strategic Behavioral Care is also not on the report and not included in the total.
Do you have questions about this ZIP code data or the analysis? Email editor@raleighconvergence.com
