While Lee County is all but certain to hit the 1,000-case milestone next week, there is some good news — positive cases of COVID-19 dropped this week, according to the county health department, and numbers have remained mostly steady over the last three weeks.
Local government reported 46 cases between July 13 and July 20 on Monday — case reports are now released on a weekly basis. In all, 839 of the now 975 total cases have recovered, and those people have resumed normal activities. The county is still monitoring 128 positive cases at this time — its lowest number of current cases in months (down from 175 last week and 239 the week prior).
Eight people have died in Lee County as a result of the virus.
The county will hold its next COVID-19 drive-thru community testing event on July 28 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. — you can pre-register by calling (919) 542-4991.
New cases (weekly) in Lee County in last month:
- June 17-24: 110
- June 25-30: 53
- July 1-6: 55
- July 6-13: 68
- July 13-20: 46
It’s incredible how people are responding or not responding to this pandemic crisis. This is especially true in the hot spot of Lee County.i had to go to Walmart yesterday afternoon. While i was parking a fire truck (E-85) from Carolina Trace VFD pulled up near me and three firefighters got out and walked to the store. i was behind them and when i got close to the door i put on my mask. But i watched the firefighters and they made no attempt to don a mask. They appeared to be going in to shop and were not on a call. As i walked in I asked one of their party if they were going to put on a mask. i got a look and a terse “no” to my question. Amazing that a simple public health action by a first-responder would garner this reaction.
The firefighter should have asked Mr. Bridwell about social distancing. Only because it is not possible at the Covid Center he was visiting. I have not shopped there since March.
Cooper is such a hypocrite! When he was marching with protesters he had NO MASK ON! But now he is on the news decrying people to wear their masks in Walmart or THEY WERE BEING SELFISH!!!