Franklin County creates curfew after 13 positive COVID-19 cases. | Stock Photo
Franklin County creates curfew after 13 positive COVID-19 cases. | Stock Photo
Since April 5, Franklin County community members have had to follow a stay-at-home order that created a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The county's order for the 70,000 residents is not uncommon as communities large and small throughout the U.S. implemented temporary restrictions to prevent spreading COVID-19.
The curfew comes after 13 residents tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. One town is ignoring the order that has been put into place, which is Youngsville.
“If you were hoping and praying the virus would skip by Franklin County, unfortunately, I’m here today to let everyone know it’s already here,” Scott Lavigne, the county’s health director, said in a video message, according to an April 3 The News & Observer report.
Lavigne said that the virus was likely in the county for a few weeks as there is an incubation period for anyone that falls ill with the sickness, according to the report. A small town in the south part of the county will not be following the curfew. It has also been noted that essential employees do not have to follow the curfew in order.
As of April 22, the state Department of Health and Human Services reported 75 cases and 13 deaths in the county.
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