Announcements for Thursday, Dec. 24: Onslow County has received new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Dec. 23. Positive cases now total 8,449, with 61 deaths, 7,502 cleared. Onslow County is at 12.2% positive, while the state is at 10.2% 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 testing sites to get tested in Onslow County. Visit https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/.../testing/find-my-testing-place