Duplin County issued the following announcement on July 2.
Of Duplin County’s total cumulative confirmed positive cases, 143 are currently in isolation and 1,374 have met clinical criteria to be released from isolation.
Duplin County has had three additional deaths over the last week, bringing the county’s total to 35 fatalities related to COVID-19. Of the three most recent fatalities, one decedent was in the age range of 25-49 with the other two decedents were older than 75. To protect the families’ privacy, no further information about the individuals will be released.
If you leave your house, remember the 3Ws – wear a cloth face covering, wait 6 feet apart to avoid close contact, and wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer.
Upcoming COVID-19 Diagnostic Drive-Thru testing events with using the Anterior Nasal Nares Swab:
Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Louis Baptist Church located at 168 Pickett Bay Road, Chinquapin
To schedule an appointment, call 910-372-9151
Friday, July 10, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Snow Hill FWB Church located at 1224 Red Hill Road, Mt Olive
To schedule an appointment, call 910-372-9151
Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Charity Rebuild Center located at 1333 W. Charity Road, Rose Hill
To schedule an appointment, call 910-267-2044
Monday, July 13, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Duplin Events Center in Kenansville
To schedule an appointment, call 910-267-2044
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Cornerstone Community Development Corp, DAV Chapter 98, and American Legion 127 located at 103 South Front St. (Parking Lot), Warsaw
To schedule an appointment, call 910-372-9151
You can continue to monitor COVID-19 statistics for Duplin County and the state by visiting the North Carolina DHHS COVID-19 dashboard at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard. This dashboard includes a variety of COVID-19 metrics and updated by the state daily.
A telephone line at the Duplin County Health Department dedicated to COVID-19 questions is available at 910-296-2130 ext. 8160. No medical advice or assessments will be given from this phone line.
Original source can be found here.
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