BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) Brunswick County Health Services is reporting the death of two more county resident associated to the novel coronavirus.

The first person was a resident at the Universal Health Care of Brunswick congregate living facility who received a positive test result for COVID-19. The county says the person was considered a person at high risk for severe illness as they were over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions.

The second person was an employee at Universal Health Care of Brunswick who had received a positive test result for COVID-19. The person was in the 25-49 year age range and also had pre-existing medical conditions.

This is exceptionally sad news that we have to report today, Chairman Frank Williams said. The commissioners and I extend our condolences to the families and colleagues of these individuals. We remain grateful to those who continue to respond to this pandemic and care for those affected by this virus.

As of Tuesday, Brunswick County has had five active outbreaks at nursing homes or residential care facilities since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, cases involving county residents in general have increased by nearly 620 percent since early June.

Its more important now than ever to stay home and limit your travel as much as possible, even in your home town, Health Services Director Cris Harrelson said. We continue to see cases rise due to social gatherings among people of different households, those who work in higher risk public settings, or that are attributed to community spread.

There are 828 total positive cases of COVID-19 among county residents (377 considered recovered, 428 isolating, 13 hospitalized, 10 deaths) and 14 cases among non-residents (1 isolating in county, 8 considered recovered, 3 transferred monitoring to home county, 2 deaths).

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