On Monday, the first case of COVID-19 in Western North Carolina was confirmed in a patient that is isolating in Macon County after visiting Asheville. The Macon County Health Department cannot confirm the location of the patient who tested positive for COVID-19 because of privacy regulations. Spokesperson Emily Ritter explains: “I would just remind people that if they tested positive for this respiratory disease, Would they want people knocking down their doors and telling them to leave?,” says