The Halifax County Health Department today added 66 new positive cases of COVID-19 to its data, bringing the total since March of last year to 8,227.

The department also added one death related to the virus which brings the total to 146.

As of today’s report, the county has climbed back into the red category, which shows a high level of transmission.

Health Department Director Bruce Robistow said it is estimated that the Omicron variant is responsible for 70 percent of the new cases in just the last week.

The numbers reported by the health department are the reason the county has climbed back into the red level, “due to the consistently increasing new positive cases as well as more than doubling the percent positives in the last three weeks.”

The percent positive number is 6.5 percent an increase since last week when it was 5 percent.

Said Robistow: “It’s disheartening to see another spike approaching alongside a new variant once again. This is happening and will continue to happen until more people get vaccinated and we reach herd immunity. Getting vaccinated is the only way we will gain control of COVID-19 and render it to an endemic and manageable state such as the flu. If you have not been vaccinated please reconsider for yourself and for patriotism.”

The numbers for recoveries and current cases were not available in today’s report.

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Total number of positives by ZIP code beginning March 25, 2020 – today 

Enfield (27823) –1,138 cases

Halifax (27839) – 435 cases

Hobgood (27843) – 176 cases

Hollister (27844) – 464 cases

Littleton (27850) – 695 cases

Roanoke Rapids (27870) – 4,458 cases

Scotland Neck (27874) – 6285 cases

Weldon (27890) – 348 cases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Community Transmission Map

Halifax County is highlighted in red showing a high level of community transmission.  

COVID-19 Virus in Wastewater  

COVID measurements in the wastewater have plateaued over the past few weeks and continue to decline. This is another data point to aid in how the health department scientifically measures COVID-19 in the county.

“Wastewater is just another method to help us best assess counties throughout the state,” Robistow said.  

Halifax County Vaccination Status 

27,512 people at least partially vaccinated — 55 percent of the population

25,598 people fully vaccinated — 51 percent of the population 

Northampton County

The health department reported today there have been 2,696 total positive cases of which 2,597 have recovered. There are 25 active cases. There have been 74 related deaths.