The Daily News If Onslow continued the growing December trend of positive coronavirus cases or even slightly increased that growth, theoretically everyone in the county would have caught the virus by the end of 2021. That is no longer the "case". Pun intended. Onslow announced Wednesday afternoon they have observed a decrease in positive cases throughout the county, along with the overwhelmingly positive news of no fatalities to report. Looking back over the last two weeks, the data certainly supports the decrease in cases, in some places, it's almost half. In a media release to The Daily News, officials reported a reduction of new cases per day compared to Onslow's highest per day rate in December. Since Monday afternoon's update from County Manager Sharon Russell, the county reported 147 new positive cases.