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Two additional deaths related to COVID-19 in Halifax County bring the total to 40, the health department reported today.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Services COVID-19 dashboard shows one of the related deaths was from within the Hobgood area ZIP code and one was from the Scotland Neck area ZIP code.

It is the first related death to be reported from the Hobgood area and the sixth to be reported from the Scotland Neck area.

The breakdown of related deaths is as follows: 20 within the Roanoke Rapids area ZIP code; six within the Scotland Neck area ZIP code; five within the Enfield area ZIP code; three within the Weldon area ZIP code; two within the Halifax area ZIP code; two within the Littleton area ZIP code; one within the Hobgood area ZIP code; and one within the Hollister area ZIP code. 

Today the health department also added 31 new positive cases of COVID-19 to its data, which brings the cumulative total of positives since March to 2,263.

There continues to be a sustained increase in the trend of positive cases which health Director Bruce Robistow Thursday attributed to holiday gatherings, travel, cold weather, keeping gatherings inside and non-compliance with the Three W’s — handwashing, waiting 6-feet apart, and wearing a facial covering.

He also said Thursday, “A continuation on this trajectory will result in more restrictions being set by the governor. It is up to each and everyone of us to get this under control.”

Thursday’s 48 new positive cases were the most since the pandemic began, the health department reported.