UPDATE: The number of local COVID-19 cases is approaching triple digits.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 99 positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Henderson County, along with seven reported deaths.

More: Two residents at the Brian Center have died from COVID-19; case count at 20

County officials will provide a live-stream update on COVID-19 at 10 a.m. today.

The live-stream will be available through the county website, www.hendersoncountync.gov, with a replay link shared to the county Facebook (Henderson County, NC Government) and YouTube (hendersoncountync) pages.

The update will include general information regarding the COVID-19 situation within the county, along with a Q&A segment.

As many email questions as possible will be addressed during the Q&A segment. Send questions to covid19@hendersoncountync.gov.

COVID-19 case count up to 99 in county; 6 deaths reported as of Monday

The health department’s website noted Sunday that a large amount of testing completed had been completed Friday, and those results were included in Monday’s report of 99 cases and six deaths.

The health department declined to release any more information about the cases.

There are 4,816 lab-confirmed cases in North Carolina as of Monday, with 86 deaths and 313 people currently hospitalized, according to the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Cases have been reported in 92 counties.