NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – New Hanover County public health officials announced an additional 53 cases of COVID-19 — the highest one-day case count increase to date. The total number of cases in New Hanover County now sits at 529.
County health officials also announced that Milestones Learning Center on Oriole Drive in Wilmington has closed after a cluster of coronavirus cases among staff and children were discovered.
According to a news release, the facility informed New Hanover County Public Health that an employee tested positive on Monday. The individual did not work in a classroom and had last been at the facility on Thursday, June 11.
Parents and guardians were notified and the facility began testing all staff.
“In the following days, a subsequent five other cases among asymptomatic staff and children were confirmed. The facility made the decision to close until further notice,” the news release stated.
“Child care facilities in New Hanover