Years end, begin with highest new case totals | Cherokee Scout, Murphy, North Carolina

County enters Phase 1b today

Lindsey Roberts, a nurse at the Cherokee County Health Department, receives the first COVID-19 vaccination in the county. Nurse Misty Postell administered the vaccine on Dec. 23.

Murphy – Cherokee County ended the year with its highest one-day total of new cases, then topped it two days into the new year. On Thursday, the Cherokee County Health Department reported that 33…

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