Dare County announced 6 new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, January 4, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,802. The 6 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 1 non-resident, and include the following: 1) resident, 50-64, female home isolation 2) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation 3) […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Monday, January 4, which details vaccine registration info and vaccine clinic dates for residents and property owners ages 75 and older. A tested, safe and effective vaccine will be available to all who want it, but supplies are very limited at first. Independent state and federal public health […]
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A body found along the Pamlico Sound near the Dare County mainland on December 28 has been positively identified as 26-year-old kayaker Alexander Rush, who went missing after launching from the N.C. Wildlife boat ramp by the William B. Umstead Bridge in Manns Harbor in early December. Rush, a Kill Devil Hills resident, was last […]
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A new oceanfront RV park adjacent to the Avon Pier is currently in the works, and is scheduled to open by Memorial Day, 2021. The “Avon by the Sea RV Park” will feature 26 full hook-up sites, an electronic gated entrance, an on-site bathhouse, and lush vegetation, and will be situated on the northern and […]
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The Outer Banks Hospital is adjusting visitation restrictions at both the hospital and Outer Banks Medical Group practices effective 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4. The news comes as North Carolina sets new COVID-19 records to start 2021. The new visitor restrictions will prohibit visitors in inpatient units and the emergency department, unless a visitor is […]
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting new records for COVID-19 key metrics for Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, 2021. On Jan. 1, 2021, North Carolina reported its highest one-day number of COVID-19 cases with 9,527 new cases reported, exceeding the state’s previous highest day set on Dec. 18, 2020 by more than […]
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Dare County announced 37 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, January 3, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,796. The 37 additional cases consist of 19 residents and 18 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 2) resident, 65 over, female, home isolation […]
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Dare County reported 73 new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, January 2, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,759. Per the most recent update, Dare County currently has 184 active cases, and the 73 cases reported on Saturday is the highest number of new COVID-19 cases […]
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A lot of people went out on the evening of Monday, December 21, to try and get a glimpse of the Great Conjunction of 2020. Most of us on Hatteras Island were disappointed by the incoming clouds, but I was able to get a short period of clear visibility. Unfortunately, Jupiter turned out a little […]
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Dare County reported 52 new positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, January 1, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,686. Per the most recent update, Dare County currently has 157 active cases, and the 52 cases reported on Friday is the highest number of new COVID-19 cases […]
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