Posts Tagged: Coronavirus

Dare County Reports Four New Positive COVID-19 Tests

Dare County Reports Four New Positive COVID-19 Tests

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received four new positive COVID-19 test results, bringing the total number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County now to 39, as of Monday...

Dare County Reports 35 Positive COVID-19 Tests

Dare County Reports 35 Positive COVID-19 Tests

UPDATE: Two additional COVID-19 positive test results have been reported since this article was first published on Saturday. One is a female non-resident, 18-24 years of age, who has been transferred to their home...

Dare Chairman Strongly Encourages Wearing Face Masks to Fight COVID-19 Spread

Dare Chairman Strongly Encourages Wearing Face Masks to Fight COVID-19 Spread

Following a meeting yesterday (6/11/20) with the six municipal mayors of the Outer Banks, as well as the Superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Dare County Sheriff, Dare County Board of...

NC Releases New Health Guidelines for Reopening Public Schools

NC Releases New Health Guidelines for Reopening Public Schools

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released new health guidelines on Monday (6/8/20) that represent a first step to help the state’s K-12 public schools find a safe way to open...

Kill Devil Hills Considering Mandatory Face Masks to Fight COVID-19 Spread

Kill Devil Hills Considering Mandatory Face Masks to Fight COVID-19 Spread

The Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners discussed the possibility of a mandatory requirement that everyone where a cloth face covering anytime they are in public within the town to help slow the spread...

UPDATE: Dare County Reports 7 More Positive COVID-19 Tests This Weekend

UPDATE: Dare County Reports 7 More Positive COVID-19 Tests This Weekend

UPDATE: Three additional positive cases have been reported since this article was first published, including two Dare County residents and one non-resident, bringing the total to 32. The Dare County Department of Health and...

Two More Individuals Test Positive for COVID-19 in Dare County

Two More Individuals Test Positive for COVID-19 in Dare County

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received two more new positive COVID-19 test results this week, one of which is identified as a non-resident who acquired the virus from direct...

Gov. Cooper Signs Order Addressing Disproportionate COVID-19 Impact on Communities of Color

Gov. Cooper Signs Order Addressing Disproportionate COVID-19 Impact on Communities of Color

Today (6/4/20), North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 143 to address the social, environmental, economic, and health disparities in communities of color that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and announced...

23rd Individual Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Dare County

23rd Individual Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Dare County

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received a new positive COVID-19 test result, an individual identified as a non-resident who acquired the virus from direct contact with a family member....

Kill Devil Hills Moving July 4th Fireworks to Labor Day Weekend

Kill Devil Hills Moving July 4th Fireworks to Labor Day Weekend

The Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners discussed July 4th fireworks at tonight’s town meeting, which took place digitally over Zoom and was streamed live on Facebook, agreeing to reschedule the event (at least...

Dare County Announces 2nd COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Event

Dare County Announces 2nd COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Event

Dare County has partnered with Mako Medical Laboratories, out of Raleigh, to host a second drive-thru COVID-19 testing event in Dare County. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 starting at...

Gov. Cooper Announces Phase 2 of North Carolina Reopening

Gov. Cooper Announces Phase 2 of North Carolina Reopening

Governor Roy Cooper announced today details of the “Safer at Home” Phase Two of the reopening of North Carolina, which the will begin at 5:00 p.m. this Friday, May 22, but strongly stressed a...

Dare County Announces COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing

Dare County Announces COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing

Dare County Department of Health and Human Services Director Dr. Sheila Davies announced today plans for COVID-19 drive-thru testing to begin in the county. In an effort to increase testing for COVID-19 the federal...

Here’s What Visitors to the Outer Banks Need to Know

Here’s What Visitors to the Outer Banks Need to Know

The Outer Banks will collectively lift all restrictions on entry for visitors starting this weekend, and the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has provided an updated rundown of all the safety...