Latest Information from the Town of Kill Devil Hills

To ensure the health and safety of our customers and employees, access to Town offices remain restricted. For information on modifications to daily operations/services, closed facilities, meeting/event cancellations, contact information for various Town Departments, and other updates, please visit our website, www.kdhnc.com

The Town of Kill Devil Hills offices will be closed on Friday, 4/10/20, in observance of Good Friday. All Town offices will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, 4/13/20.

We encourage you to take a moment during this holiday weekend to call your loved ones and check in with your friends and neighbors. And don’t forget to take care of yourself, too! Take breaks from the news, including social media and try to do activities you enjoy. Continue to get exercise, eat a healthy diet, and get plenty of sleep. Remember, we are all in this together.

The Town wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend.

COVID-19 Bulletin #36 from Dare County Emergency Management

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19 associated death in Dare County.

The individual died this morning from complications associated with the virus. The individual was in their early 90s and had several underlying medical conditions. To protect the family’s privacy, no further information about this individual will be released.

“This is never the type of information we want to have to share. We extend our heartfelt condolences to this individual’s family and loved ones and pray for peace and comfort,” stated Dr. Sheila Davies, Director of the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services.

COVID-19 Bulletin #37 from Dare County Emergency Management

The Dare County Division of Public Health has received confirmation of three positive cases of COVID-19 linked to residents and staff at Peak Resources, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Nags Head, NC. of the three who tested positive, two individuals are Dare County residents and one resides in another county.

The additional testing that led to these results was part of a comprehensive public health investigation based on a single positive test result announced on Sunday, April 5. The patients and staff who had direct contact with the positive individual were tested on Monday, April 6. With these positive test results, all patients and staff at the facility are now being tested.

This now brings the total number of cases of COVID-19 in Dare County to 13. Of the 13, six have completely recovered, five are asymptomatic (meaning they have not experienced any COVID-19 symptoms), one remains hospitalized out of the county, and one has died.

The Division of Public Health urges everyone to take precautions to protect themselves from the spread of COVID-19 all respiratory illness:

Stay home, and only go out for necessities or exercise, and only have contact with the people you live with.
Avoid contact with persons that you know are sick.
Cover your cough (cough into the crook of your elbow; or use a tissue and throw in trash).
Practice good hand hygiene (wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing).
If you do not have access to soap and water, use hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol.
Routinely clean frequently touched surfaces with household cleaners.
Consider using a cloth face covering to help slow the spread of COVID-19. A face covering alone is insufficient to provide an adequate level of protection, and other measures should also be utilized.

Read the full version of the bulletin. . .

Tips for using non-medical masks or face coverings

Sew and no sew instructions, from the CDC, to make your own face covering.

Spread Kindness Not Germs

Becky Mason-Combs owner of Rusty Spoon Crafts has donated several supplies of handmade masks to the crew at the KDH Fire Department. The masks can be worn over the firefighters N95 masks to serve as an additional barrier to help keep them protected. Thank you, Becky, for helping to keep our team safe!