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NC Coronavirus:COVID-19 cases in universities contribute to spikes in county totals-ABC 11 Raleigh-Durham <br /> tic <br /> menu <br /> CORONAVIRUS <br /> COVID- 19 cases at North Carolina universities <br /> cause county totals to spike <br /> 4i By Samantha Kummerer and Maggie Green <br /> SHARE TWEET EMAIL <br /> CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- With ljol reported <br /> student cases to date and COVID-19 clusters in 10 <br /> residence halls, it's clear to Orange County officials <br /> that the decision to reopen UNC, even for just a few <br /> weeks, had an effect on the spread of COVID-19 in the <br /> county. <br /> "The 18-24 age group as a percent of cases doubled in <br /> about three weeks so clearly that was the driving <br /> factor. We can't specifically say X amount of cases were <br /> from UNC but that age group being the one that <br /> exploded as the number of positives is kind of an <br /> indicator," said Orange County Community Relations <br /> Director Todd McGee. <br /> In the weeks following Memorial Day weekend and as <br /> https://abcl I.com/nc-coronavirus-cases-covid-19-unc/6419029/[9/15/20, 10:58:16 AM] <br />