As of 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the state of North Carolina had a total of 40 cases of the novel Coronavirus, however, there were still no cases of COVID-19 reported on the Outer Banks in Dare, Currituck or Hyde Counties. The total number of cases on Monday morning was 33. The majority of current […]
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Following a meeting of the Dare County Control Group this morning, a State of Emergency has been put in place to allow the county and individual towns to quickly implement restrictions necessary to help combat the spread of COVID-19. At this time, the State of Emergency restricts mass gatherings of 50 people or more, guidance that was […]
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As of 10:15 a.m. on Monday morning, the state of North Carolina had a total of 33 presumptive positive and confirmed positive cases of the novel Coronavirus, however, there were still no cases of COVID-19 reported in Dare or Hyde Counties. The total number of cases on Sunday morning was 32, indicating a slight increase […]
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The Dare County Control Group is meeting on Monday morning to discuss the coronavirus response on the Outer Banks and to map out appropriate next steps as needed. The Dare County Control Group is a multi-jurisdictional policy-making body which is activated for emergencies and disasters, and after the meeting, the control group plans to activate […]
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By Sunday morning, the state of North Carolina had a total of 32 presumptive positive and confirmed positive cases of the novel Coronavirus, however, there were still no cases of COVID-19 reported in Dare or Hyde Counties. North Carolina’s first reported case of COVID-19 occurred on March 3 in Wake County. The patient had recently […]
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Per a recent update from John Farrelly, Dare County Schools (DCS) Superintendent, the county schools’ leadership team has developed a “Remote Learning Plan” to prepare for an event like the Coronavirus, and is finalizing details in advance of the closure of public schools across the state. At a Saturday afternoon press conference, Gov. Roy Cooper […]
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At a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order which stated that all public schools in North Carolina would be closed for at least two weeks starting on Monday, March 16. The closure is in effect for all public schools, grades K-12, and is part of a statewide effort to […]
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Vidant Health recently announced that due to the spread of COVID-19 in the state of North Carolina, as well as the high number of people with respiratory viruses in the community, they are temporarily expanding their visitation restrictions for patient and visitor safety. Effective immediately, in an abundance of caution, the following visitation restrictions are […]
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UPDATE: The health and well-being of our community is extremely important to us with the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation. As you are aware, everybody has been closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health issue for the past several weeks. This week, the Center for Disease Control labeled the COVID-19 virus a pandemic. In addition, North Carolina […]
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Collaborative efforts have begun to remove a fishing vessel that was grounded off of Oregon Inlet on the night of February 29. The crew of the 72-foot scallop boat were safely removed by an air crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City the following morning, and until the vessel is towed away, it […]
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