Third positive test result for COVID-19 reported by Dare County Division of Public Health

Published 7:52 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2020

By Staff Reports

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The Dare County Division of Public Health has announced the third positive test result for COVID-19. The individual became symptomatic and was tested in another state.

The individual remains in another state and has not traveled to North Carolina since the fall of 2019, according to a Dare County press release, which also stated that the individual has fully recovered from the COVID-19 virus.

The case will show up as Dare County’s first case with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services since the individual provided a Dare County address when tested.

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