Announcements for Thursday, Jan. 7:
Onslow County has received new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 6. Positive cases now total 10,209, with 80 deaths and 8,758 cleared. Onslow County is at 14.8% positive, while the state is at 17.8% positive.
For specific demographic data, the state website now includes additional local demographic information at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/cases and a local view of testing and percent positive tests at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/testing. The total reported by the state for Onslow County is often about a day or so behind our county’s verified totals.
Covid-19 vaccinations are available for persons 75 years or older, call the Citizens Phone Bank at 910-989-5027 to register for an appointment.