7 additional COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, bringing Dare County total to 246
Dare County announced 7 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, July 17, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 246.
The 7 additional cases represent 6 residents and a non-resident, and include the following:
1) resident, 17 under, male, home isolation
2) resident, 65 older, male, hospitalized
3) resident, 65 older, male, home isolation
4) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation
5) non-resident, 25-49, female, transferred isolation
6) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation
7) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation
Per the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, (which was last updated Friday morning), at least 34 of 126 resident cases are from Hatteras Island. This includes 8 cases in Avon, 20 cases in Buxton, and 6 cases in Frisco.
New positive cases are updated on the dashboard of the Dare County website and are shared on the DHHS Facebook page when information is received. To find the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases in Dare County, visit www.darenc.com/covid19. State COVID-19 data is also available at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard.
