COVID-19 deaths continue to rise as New Hanover County broke the threshold of 100 deaths.
“100 deaths from COVID-19 in New Hanover County is 100 too many,” New Hanover County Assistant Health Director Carla Turner said. “And losing our neighbors, parents, grandparents, family, and loved ones is a huge loss for our community.”
New Hanover County is considered to be “red” in the latest COVID-19 County Alert System by the health department, meaning the county has critical levels of viral spread, according to a recent press release.
Turner said New Hanover continues to see case counts increase and the numbers will continue to rise due to lack of widespread public commitment to wearing face coverings, avoiding gatherings, maintaining physical distance from others, and frequent handwashing.