Orange County’s state of emergency order caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been extended.

County officials made the announcement Wednesday, saying the order is now slated to run until November 1. It had previously been set to expire August 31.

Maintaining a state of emergency allows the county and the town governments within to continue conducting meetings virtually instead of in-person. It also authorizes Orange County to extend procedures for purchasing emergency equipment, such as personal protective equipment, as well as requesting state and federal aid as needed.

The announcement of the emergency order’s extension comes the same day that Orange County saw its largest single-day increase in positive COVID-19 cases. According to data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the county added 48 cases to its total Wednesday morning, meaning at least 1,562 Orange County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since late March.

Orange County has been under a state of emergency since county leaders declared one on March 13 in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

You can read the emergency declaration from county leaders, which includes Wednesday’s amendment, on the Orange County government’s website.

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