FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

Coronavirus

14 new COVID-19 cases reported in Robeson County

by: Kevin Accettulla

Posted: May 12, 2020 / 09:02 PM EDT

Updated: May 12, 2020 / 09:02 PM EDT

FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

by: Kevin Accettulla

Posted: May 12, 2020 / 09:02 PM EDT

Updated: May 12, 2020 / 09:02 PM EDT

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — 14 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Robeson County, according to spokesperson, Emily Jones.

The total number of cases in Robeson County is at 429, with 10 deaths.

Summary of new cases:

Male: 5
Female: 9
Oldest: 88
Youngest: 17
Age group with most positive (50-64): 5
African-American: 6
American Indian: 3
White: 1
White Hispanic: 3
Race not indicated: 1

Testing sites:

Local hospital: 8
Out of county private clinic: 4
Local health department: 1
Private lab: 1

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