What you should know:
1. The staff member works at Carolina Orthopedics’ offices in New Bern, N.C., and Jacksonville, N.C. Carolina Orthopedics has a third location in Kinston, N.C.
2. Carolina Orthopedics is sanitizing and disinfecting the two offices. Both will be closed through April 3.
3. The affected employee’s last day at either location was March 20. The individual went into home isolation March 23 and was diagnosed March 27.
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