COVID-19 Media
Media inquiries
Please direct any media inquiries or public information requests related to Orange County’s COVID-19 response to Todd McGee, Orange County Community Relations/EOC Public Affairs, at (984) 220-5412.
Press Releases
- Diverse group begins long-term recovery planning effort for COVID-19
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data October 16
- Orange County Health Department Urges the Community to Make a Plan to Get a Flu Shot (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data October 9
- Orange County Moves into Phase 3 of State’s Reopening Plan (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data October 2
- Orange County Health Department Offers Guidance on Celebrating Halloween Safely During a Pandemic (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data September 25
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data September 18
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data September 11
- Orange County, North Carolina Takes Another Step Forward in Reopening (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data September 4
- Make Safe Choices This Labor Day Weekend
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data August 28
- College Students Returning Home from a Cluster Location Should Test and Quarantine
- COVID-19 Clusters reported at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Health Department Creates Videos to Help Churches Plan Outdoor Services During COVID-19 (Español)
- Orange County COVID-19 Cases Increase; Safer at Home Restrictions Remain
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data August 21
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data August 14
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data August 7
- Statement from Orange County Health Director Quintana Stewart on the Opening of UNC
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data July 31
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data July 24
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data July 17
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data July 10
- Orange County issues new standards for food-service establishments to go into effect Friday, July 10 (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data July 2
- The Orange County Health Department Urges the Community to Celebrate Fourth of July Safely (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data June 26
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data June 19
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data June 12
- As Contact Tracing is Expanded in Orange County, Community Members are Asked to Answer Their Calls (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face Coverings (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data June 5
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data May 29
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data May 22
- Orange County Moves to "Safer at Home" Phase Two (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County to begin phased-in lifting of restrictions on May 8
- Celebrating Mother’s Day or Graduations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data May 15
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data May 8
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data May 1
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data April 24
- Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data April 17 (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County’s Stay at Home Order Extended through May 8th, 2020 (Español, Chinese)
- Teens, Stay Physically Apart from Others to reduce COVID-19 risk (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County, NC Ready to Strike Back at COVID-19 (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County Health Department Reporting First COVID-19 Associated Death (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County Health Department Reporting COVID-19 Outbreaks at 2 Long-term Care Facilities (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County Health Department Reporting Two COVID-19 Cases at a Long-term Care Facility (Español, Chinese)
- Orange County Issues a “Stay at Home” Order to Take Effect March 27 (Español, Chinese)
- Audio files - Arabic, Burmese, Karen (pt. 1 & pt. 2), Kinyarwanda
- Orange County identifies first cases of COVID-19 March 20 (Español)