The Southern Seven Health Department reported Monday that another person has died in Union County after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

The person was a woman in her 50s, according to a news release. This comes on the heels of two deaths announced Saturday, both women in their 90s. Seven Union County residents have now died from the virus.

In Jackson County, nine new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. All of those new cases have been placed in isolation.