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Alexander County Health Department reports chlamydia and gonorrhea remain most common communicable diseases in 2024; four COVID-19 outbreaks in long‑term care
Summary
Alexander County Health Director Billy Walker and communicable-disease nurse Emily Vick reported to the Consolidated Human Services Board on Sept. 8 that chlamydia and gonorrhea were the county’s most common reportable conditions in 2024 and that the department investigated four COVID‑19 outbreaks in long‑term care facilities that year.
The Alexander County Health Department on Sept. 8 presented its 2024 communicable-disease report to the Consolidated Human Services Board, with Health Director Billy Walker and communicable-disease nurse Emily Vick summarizing case counts, outbreak activity and program work.
Walker said the department had compiled and submitted data for the state dashboard and described impending changes to the accreditation dashboard the department must follow beginning in 2026; the new process reduces…
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