Health department reports 42nd related death

Details: Lance Martin; News; 15 December 2020; 2428

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The Halifax County Health Department this evening reported the 42nd death related to COVID-19.

This death, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 dashboard, was in the Roanoke Rapids area ZIP code and represents the 22nd related death from that area.

The breakdown of related deaths in Halifax County is as follows: 22 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.

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The health department this evening also added 12 new positive cases, which brings the cumulative total since March to 2,362.

Data on recoveries and current cases is expected to be reported Wednesday.

With a sustained increase in the trend of positive cases continuing, health Director Bruce Robistow said this evening, “We’ve had over 100 new positive cases within the last four days and added two deaths in the same timeframe. The vaccinations have started in some areas but anticipation is five to six months of vaccinations to get us to a herd immunity that could give us some form of normalcy. Therefore, it remains ever-critical to practice the Three W’s — handwashing, wearing a facial covering, and waiting 6-feet apart so we can keep the numbers lower.”

Northampton County

The health department reported today there are 961 total positive cases of which 841 have recovered. There are 69 current cases. There have been 51 related deaths.

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