ASHEVILLE - As of 2 p.m. May 19, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services tallied 19,700 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. That's an increase of 677 cases, or 3.6%, over the state's May 18 report.
NCDHHS counted 691 deaths statewide, up 30 since the May 18 figures were reported. That's a 4.5% increase.
Buncombe County reported 182 cases May 19 on its coronavirus dashboard.
The county also reported on May 19 an additional coronavirus-related death. Six people had died in Buncombe from COVID-19.
The state reported 295 cases and 41 deaths in Henderson County.
Avery became the last county in the state with a confirmed case of coronavirus.
COVID-19 cases in other Western North Carolina counties, according to state counts:
- Avery: 1 case, 0 deaths.
- Cherokee: 17 cases, 1 death.
- Clay: 5 cases, 0 deaths.
- Graham: 2 cases, 0 deaths.
- Haywood: 26 cases, 0 deaths.
- Henderson: 295 cases, 41 deaths.
- Jackson: 24 cases, 1 death.
- Macon: 5 cases, 1 death.
- Madison: 2 cases, 0 deaths.
- McDowell: 32 cases, 1 death.
- Mitchell: 8 cases, 0 deaths.
- Polk: 35 cases, 3 deaths.
- Swain: 6 cases, 0 deaths.
- Transylvania: 8 cases, 0 deaths.
- Watauga: 12 cases, 0 deaths.
- Yancey: 10 cases, 0 deaths.
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