Dare health officials urge following the 3Ws as Easter weekend approaches

 The total COVID-19 positive case count in Dare County is 2,959 of which there are 46 active cases among residents of Dare County.

This past week there have been 50 new positive COVID-19 cases in Dare County. the bulk of those new cases are linked to small outbreaks among employees at multiple businesses. The remaining new cases are linked to direct contact between relations and shut friends. The percent of positive tests to total tests for this past week decreased slightly from 9.76% to 9.07%.


As we head into the Easter holiday and respite please don't let your guard down. The CDC is cautioning that another wave of a rise in cases is probable. we all know we will control the spread of the virus by practicing the 3Ws (wear a face covering, await 6 ft aside from others, and washing your hands) and getting your COVID vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccine

Over the past 12 weeks, we've provided 12,955 initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have fully vaccinated 9,244 individuals. Over the subsequent fortnight, we'll administer a further 2,370 first doses and 1,750-second doses.

As we move closer to the busy summer season we strongly encourage anyone who wishes to be vaccinated to please attend our website now at www.darenc.com/covidvaccine to finish the vaccination request form. Staff will then call you to schedule a meeting, as appointments are available. We invite your continued patience as we anticipate it could take 1 – 2 weeks to urge a meeting from the time you register on-line.

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If you've got registered on our website for a vaccine and do not need your appointment, please email us at covid19@darenc.com so we will remove you from our waitlist. Additionally, please only register for just one occasion through the website. If you're unsure if your registration was successfully submitted you'll call us at 252-475-5008 or send us an email at covid19@darenc.com to see. this may help us be as efficient as possible when scheduling appointments.

Key Metrics

Each week we review the 4 key metrics related to disease investigation and surveillance. The metrics are:

Number of Tests

Confirmed Cases

Positive Tests as a Percent of Total Tests

COVID Like Illness Surveillance

This past week there have been 551 COVID-19 diagnostic tests reported in Dare County. This brings the entire number of tests performed since early March of last year to 35,562. there have been 50 positive cases between March 22 and March 28. The percent of positive tests to overall tests in Dare County since we started testing in March 2020 plateaued this past week at 8.29%. The percent of positive tests to total tests for the past week alone decreased slightly to 9.07%. Syndromic surveillance of people presenting with COVID-like symptoms to the emergency department and urgent care centers continue to point out low levels of activity. These graphs are often found on the dare county website at www.darenc.com/covid19.

Communications and Knowledge Sharing

Dare County DHHS has a longtime schedule of communication to share information regarding COVID-19. Every Tuesday, a written update and a video update that has a summary of the previous week’s COVID-19 key metrics are issued. Additional updates are going to be released as required. All released videos and written updates are often found on our website, DHHS Facebook page, Dare County Twitter page, and Dare Emergency Management Twitter page. If you'd wish to receive these updates in your email, please check in to receive our notifications.

New positive cases are updated on the dashboard on our website and shared on the DHHS Facebook page once we receive them. to seek out the foremost up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases in Dare County visit www.darenc.com/covid19. State COVID-19 data is out there at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard.

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