The number of cases of COVID-19 is decreasing, but we continue to have residents in the hospital, severely ill, New Hanover County Public Health Director David Howard said in a press release. About 40 percent of active cases are among people ages 25 to 49. This age range represents working and a
[I]ts imperative that everyone who can get vaccinated does so to prevent more illnesses and prevent the opportunity for variants of the virus to develop, health director David Howard said.