November 14th, 2020 by WCBC Radio

The Cumberland Times News reports Mineral County crossed the 500-case threshold Friday as the area's COVID-19 situation continued to worsen. County health Administrator A. Jay Root said that health officials are "seeing record numbers at this point."   As of Friday morning he reported an additional 30+ cases. He warned that unless  all of the community starts to wear masks properly, social distance and avoid large gatherings, this is going to continue.