The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, two on Saturday and 14 on Sunday.
Sunday’s cases include:
18-24 year old male resident, isolation at home
Resident 18-24 years old, home isolation
18-24 year old male resident, isolation at home
18-24 year old male resident, isolation at home
Resident 25-49 years old, home isolation
17-year-old resident, isolation at home
17-year-old male resident, isolation at home
Nonresident woman 25-49 years old, transferred isolation to the county of origin
Resident 50-64 years old, home isolation
18-24 year old male resident, isolation at home
Resident male 25-49 years old, isolation at home
Resident 18-24 years old, home isolation
Resident 25-49 years old, home isolation
Resident 18-24 years old, home isolation
The new cases on Saturday were female residents of Dare County between the ages of 25 and 49 and both are isolated in their homes.
Since testing began in March, Dare County has had 93 coronavirus cases, the vast majority since the Outer Banks reopened to visitors on May 16. County officials say between 150,000 and 200,000 are visiting the Outer Banks each week.
Health officials say Dare is experiencing the spread of the virus throughout the community, that many of the new cases don’t know how they got it.
A face mask mandate is in place at both the local and state levels in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
