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"The fact that we have an outbreak is not indicative that (the nursing homes in Orange County) have done something wrong or were negligent," Quintana Stewart, the Orange County health director, told the N&O in an interview Friday. "This is just a highly contagious virus ." The NC DHHS reported Orange County had iO4 positive cases of COVID -19, six more than Thursday. Durham County reported i8 new cases, bringing its total to 263 . Mecklenburg County tops the state in cases : 9i3 cases with 12 deaths . Friday night, Mecklenburg health officials reported two cases of coronavirus in children "less than a year old," The Charlotte Observer reported. Their conditions weren't released. Both Wake and Durham counties say they will spend millions of dollars to help their homeless populations, who are highly susceptible to contracting the disease, the News & Observer reported. Johnston County reported 91 cases Friday, 14 more than what was reported Thursday. Johnston County also has a long-term care facility experiencing a fast-moving outbreak. Springbrook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Clayton reported 36 cases — 27 residents and 1i staff members, according to the Johnston County Health Department. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Johnston County released statistics that show at least 27% of the 9i cases are African American. The race of 27 cases is either unknown, or pending update . Only 15. 6% of Johnston County 's population is African American. The numbers follow nationwide trends showing African Americans are diagnosed with COVID-19 at a disproportionately higher rate than other races . North Carolina's case breakdown is 55 % white , 39 % black, 9 % Hispanic, 2% Asian and 4% labeled as "other." Wake, Durham and Orange counties do not break down their data by race . North Carolina is preparing for tighter guidelines on social distancing, which take effect Monday at 5 p .m. under anew order from Gov. Roy Cooper. A violation of the new order maybe prosecuted as a Class 2 misdemeanor, subject to up to 6o days in jail and a $i, 000 fine. Retail stores may only admit 20 percent of the customers allowable under the local fire code — or five people per 1, 000 square feet. The order also includes new mandatory requirements for long-term care facilities . They include stopping group meals and activities; screening employees before they enter the building; and increasing the monitoring of residents' temperatures .