BRUNSWICK COUNTY – Another Brunswick County school has closed its building to students after a cluster was identified. North Brunswick High is transitioning…
Union Elementary had six active positive cases of COVID and had to transition to remote learning from Feb. 1 through Feb. 15. Students are expected to resume classes as normal on Feb. 16.
The county believed students from both schools attended programs outside of the school, which could be the source of the outbreak.
The school district and Brunswick County Health maintain daily conversations and work together to determine what steps need to be taken when there is an increase in COVID-19 activity at any particular location.
Seamans reassured the county that all the recommended health and safety protocols are in place and when they are followed, they minimize the impact of COVID-19 inside the district.
Lincoln Elementary will transition to remote-only instruction for students beginning Thursday and lasting through Feb. 24, according to officials with Brunswick County Schools.
Vaccinations continue across New Hanover County, including at the MLK Center downtown on 10th Street. (Port City Daily/Courtesy of New Hanover County)
SOUTHEASTERN NC For the first time in months, North Carolina is experiencing a downtick in cases as more than 1 million vaccines roll out in the state’s battle against Covid-19. The combination of less cases and more vaccines administered is the way to overcome this year-long worldwide pandemic, according to scientists and health professionals.
On the County Alert System, 66 North Carolina counties are in the red zone, indicating critical viral spread, while 33 are in the orange, showing substantial spread; six remain in the yellow with significant spread. New Hanover has been downgraded to orange, while Brunswick and Pender remain red.