March 17. Beginning on Wednesday March 23, the NCDHHS COVID-19 report goes weekly. Data will include Wastewater Surveillance, COVID-Like Illness in Emergency Departments, Hospital Admissions, COVID-19 Cases, Booster Rates, Prevalence of Variants, and CDC COVID-19 Community Levels. The NCDHHS dashboard will no longer include testing or contract tracing.

Thursday’s data:

New cases statewide: 1,223

New deaths statewide: 25

Hospitalized statewide: 769, down from 799

North Meck

Cornelius new cases: 3

Davidson new cases: 8

Huntersville new cases: 4

The NCDHHS issued a press release. To read it click here.