The death toll in North Carolina has risen to 97 as of Thursday morning, according to new data provided by the North Carolina State Department of Health and Human Services. Victim’s ages range from 4 to 97.

Buncombe County officials overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff's office and data from the state.

Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where Asheville is located, announced that the number of fatalities caused by Hurricane Helene in the county was overcounted.

Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, miscounted the deaths during a period when communications were severely hampered by the storm, the sheriff’s office said.

The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff’s office and data from the state, significantly reducing the death toll from the historic storm.

The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, officials said Tuesday.