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Nearly 100 coronavirus cases were recorded in Moore County on Wednesday, tempering optimism after the previous dayâs record low of only six new infections.
The spike, one of the largest single-day increases reported this year by the local health department, ends a weeks-long streak of improving trends for the county, which saw a daily average of about 29 new infections from Feb. 9 to Tuesday.
A total of 7,866 cases have been confirmed in Moore County since the start of the pandemic. Based on population estimates used in statistical reporting by the state, nearly one in every 10 local residents has tested positive for COVID-19.