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Wayne County beats its 1-day record for new COVID cases; nearly half are kids

Avatar photo by Millie Martin Emery August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Wayne County has surpassed more than 100 new COVID cases in the daily count announced Thursday, Aug. 26, with nearly half of those illnesses in children. The county broke its one-day record for new cases, which has been in place since Nov. 19, 2020. The previous record was 103, and now the county has an […]

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Some local schools, offices requiring masks; 1 school going virtual

Avatar photo by WWN Staff August 23, 2021August 24, 2021

Several news developments have occurred with local school and government offices regarding mask requirements in recent days, and one school is switching to virtual learning for one week because of a high number of cases. Wayne County is now in the state’s orange, or second-worst, advisory level for its number of COVID-19 cases and testing […]

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