We wanted to call it a day, but then we checked the Dare County Dept. of Health and Human Services dashboard just one more time and, curses . . . At 5:30 p.m., it reported 37–yes, 37–new COVID-19 cases, 28 of them Dare County residents, including one man age 65 or older, who was hospitalized.
We have a sneaking suspicion that tomorrow’s post-Thanksgiving weekend report will surpass today’s. After all, COVID-19 has an average incubation period of four to five days.
Here is the age breakdown of the 37 people who tested positive in Dare County for the coronavirus disease:
Age 17 and younger: two
Age 18 to 24: two
Age 25 to 49: 15
Age 50 to 64: 13
Age 65 and older: five
Have a good night.
THE BEACON, 12/2/20
The Southern Shores Beacon 