The Wayne County Health Department and Wayne UNC Health Care will offer free COVID-19 testing in Seven Springs on Tuesday, July 7, and Thursday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Testing will be offered at Spring Creek Middle School at 3579 NC-111 in Seven Springs. Residents must visit Spring Creek Middle School, not…… read more »
Goldsboro city offices will be closed Friday, July 3 for Independence Day. The County of Wayne will observe the following schedule changes this week in observance of Independence Day: County of Wayne Government Offices closed Friday, July 3, 2020. Offices will re-open Monday, July 6, 2020 for normal business hours. All branches of the Wayne County…… read more »
Over 1,800 people have contracted the coronavirus in Wayne County. According to Wednesday’s update from Wayne County Government, there have been 1,819 total positive cases of COVID-19 in Wayne County. When taking into account those that are already considered recovered, the county has an estimated 594 active cases of the virus. Three more people have…… read more »
Wayne County records another coronavirus-related death as the county’s total number of COVID-19 cases approaches 1,800. According to Wayne County Government, the latest death occurred on Thursday. The individual was in their late-50s, had underlying medical conditions and was not from a congregate care facility. Wayne County has now recorded 26 COVID-19 deaths. Monday’s update…… read more »
The Wayne County Health Department is partnering with Wayne UNC Health Care to offer free COVID-19 testing in Goldsboro this week on Tuesday, June 30, and Thursday, July 2, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Testing will be offered at the GWTA Transit Center at 103 N Carolina St. in Goldsboro. This is the first…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 1,720 total positive cases of COVID-19. 86 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities and 1,171 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 469 offenders at Neuse Correctional Institute tested positive for COVID-19, but they have recovered as reported…… read more »
There are calls for increased COVID-19 testing in Wayne County. During last week’s Wayne County Board meeting, Alma Jenkins, a gastroenterologist in Goldsboro, was one of several to address the commissioners and suggest more test sites would help the area better control is coronavirus numbers. Commissioner Ed Cromartie noted the racial disparities in coronavirus cases…… read more »
Two more people have died from the coronavirus in Wayne County. According to the Wayne County Health Department, the first individual passed away on Friday, was in their early-70s and had underlying medical conditions. The second person passed away Sunday, was in their mid-70s and also had underlying medical conditions. The current total number of…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 1,590 total positive cases of COVID-19. 76 of these cases are attributed to congregate living facilities and 1,045 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 469 offenders at Neuse Correctional Institute tested positive for COVID-19, but they have recovered as reported…… read more »
Authorities have identified the pilot that perished in a Wayne County helicopter crash. According to the State Highway Patrol, 65-year-old Eugene J. Kritter, III of Culpepper, Va was killed when the aircraft went down in a cornfield off Daw Pate Road north of Goldsboro Thursday evening. Investigators say the helicopter was spraying crops when it…… read more »
