Timeline for COVID-19 Pandemic 

• March 10, 2020 Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 116 Declaration of state of emergency to coordinate response and protective actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - state
• March 14, 2020 Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 117  - Closes K-12 schools– state
• March 17,  2020 Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 118 – Closes restaurants and bars – state
• March 17, 2020 Declaration of Local State of Emergency-county
• March 20, 2020 Employee Rights released from federal government
• March 23, 2020 BOC Supplement to Declaration of Local State of Emergency recommending the temporary closure of businesses related to non-essential travel of non-resident individuals in Swain County; has been rescinded
• March 27, 2020 Supplement to Declaration of Local State of Emergency-county.
• March 27, 2020 Amendment to Supplement to Declaration of Local State of Emergency-county
• March 27, 2020 Governor's Stay at Home Order 121- state
• March 27, 2020 FAQ Fact Sheet for Executive Order-state
• March 27, 2020 Health Department Press Release (1st positive case for Part-time resident in Swain County)- county
• March 30, 2020 Supplement to Declaration of Local State of Emergency-county
• April 7, 2020 Supplement to Declaration of Local State of Emergency-county
• April 9, 2020 Governor Cooper's Executive Order 131- state
• April 9, 2020 FAQs for Executive Order 131-state
• April 22, 2020 Public Assistance Benefits-state
• April 23, 2020 Governor Cooper's Stay
• At Home Orders Extended Executive Order 135- state
• May 4th, 2020 Supplement to Declaration of Local State of Emergency-county
• May 5, 2020 Governor Cooper's Phase One Executive Order 138-state
• May 5, 2020 FAQs for Executive Order 138-state
• May 5, 2020 What's new in Phase One-state
• May 18, 2020 Swain County Health Department Community Intervention Implementation Annex COVID-19 Developed - county
• May 20, 2020 Governor Cooper's Safer at Home Phase Two Executive Order 141- state
• May 20, 2020 FAQs for Executive Order 141-state
• May 20, 2020 What's new in Phase Two-state
• June 24, 2020 Governor Cooper's Safer at Home Phase Two Executive  Order 147- state
• July 16, 2020 Governor Cooper's Safer at Home Phase Two Executive Order 152- state
• August 5, 2020 Governor Cooper's Safer at Home Phase Two Executive  Order 155- state
• September 1, 2020 Governor Cooper's Safer at Home Phase 2.5 Executive Order 163- state
• September 1, 2020 FAQs for Executive Order 163- state
• September 1, 2020 What's new in Safer at Home Phase 2.5- state
• September 30, 2020 Governor Cooper's Safer at Home Phase Three Executive Order 169- state
• September 30, 2020 FAQs for Executive Order 169- state
• September 30, 2020 What's new in Safer at Home Phase Three Executive Order 169- state
• October 21, 2020 Executive Order 170, November 10, 2020 Executive Order 176, November 23, 2020 Executive Order 180 all extend Phase Three (Executive Order 180 increases face covering requirements to inside with non - household members regardless of distance) - state
• December 8, 2020 Executive Order 181 modified stay at home order - state

Additional Information

• The Swain County Health Department in partnership with Smoky Mountain Urgent Care and Swain County Emergency Manangement have held free COVID-19 drive thru testing events:
  • September 12, 2020
  • November 23, 2020
• Swain County Health Department disseminated information to the Swain County Community via Facebook for state and county government mandates and ordinances.
• Swain County Health Department used Center for Disease Control, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service, World Health Organization and their own to inform the public of COVID-19 through the entire pandemic through Facebook.
• COVID-19 has caused many Swain County Programs to pause programs and/or initiatives.