Wilkes County COVID-19 Count

As of 2:00pm on 10/21/2021

• 10,480 Confirmed Cases  
• 179 Confirmed Deaths
• 117 Cases
• 15 Hospitalization Reported

Unfortunately, Wilkes Health is not able to provide a number of residents tested or negative test results. This is due to private practices,...

Booster Shots for 65 +

The CDC’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended certain populations receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine at least six months after the completion of their Pfizer vaccine pri...

COVID-19 Testing

Wilkes Health is offering COVID-19 testing by appointment only on Tuesday's and Friday's at 10 am. We will be taking appointments until 9:00 am day of testing. If you show up without an appointment you will be sent to a different testing...

Summer Cash Cards

Wilkes Health is no longer offering $100 Summer Cash Cards to those who receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. If something changes, we will put out notice of the change. 

Wilkes Health still encourages and recommends the COVID-19 vacci...

COVID-19 Booster Shot for Immune Compromised

Wilkesboro, N.C.- On Wednesday August 18, 2021 Wilkes Health will begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to people with compromised immune systems.

On Monday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services approved the third dose for people with...

Community Health Needs Assessment Survey

Every 3 years, the Wilkes Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Medical Center complete a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). This is a comprehensive look at the overall health of Wilkes County. The assessment uses state and local data as wel...

Statewide Increase in Hepatitis A Cases

Wilkes County is seeing a slight increase in Hepatitis A cases in the recent months, related to an ongoing statewide and national outbreak.  Multiple states have reported large outbreaks of Hepatitis A associated with person-to-person transmissio...