coronavirus
Daily COVID reports from NCDHHS
June 16. Starting today, the Cornelius Today/Business Today daily newsletter will be published independently of the timing around the daily COVID-19 update from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. We will continue to post the state’s coronavirus data online each day.
COVID-19 update June 15
June 15. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 272 new COVID-19 cases statewide and four new deaths attributable to the coronavirus. The positive test rate rose to 2.7 percent statewide. Today’s increase in new cases was the smallest since June 2. The number of new deaths is the lowest this year. […]
COVID-19 update June 14
June 14. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 284 new COVID-19 cases statewide and 27 new deaths attributable to the coronavirus. The positive test rate is at 2.4 percent statewide. Hospitalizations are at 480 statewide—down from 926 on May 14. COVID-19. Between Friday and today in Mecklenburg County, there was one […]
Your shot at $1 million
June 11. Four North Carolinians 18 and older will win $1 million in a series of special drawings designed to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. Four North Carolinians 12 to 17 can win $125,000 for post-secondary education. Here’s how it works: North Carolinians 18 and over who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine […]
COVID-19 update June 10
June 10. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 464 new COVID-19 cases statewide and 16 new deaths attributable to the coronavirus. The positive test rate fell to 1.8 percent statewide, a new low this year. There were 48 new cases in Mecklenburg County, but, for the fourth day in a row, […]
COVID-19 update June 7
June 7. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services coronavirus report today shows 359 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, the lowest in months. There have been no COVID-19 related deaths in North Mecklenburg since May 20. Hospitalizations Statewide, hospitalizations fell to 546, compared to 613 on both Thursday and Friday last week. Testing […]
COVID-19 update May 24: Hospitalizations 20% of January levels
May 24. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 680 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, roughly 20 percent of levels four months ago. There were 3,512 people hospitalized on Jan. 22. Meanwhile, the NCDHHS reported 581 new cases from Sunday to today, Testing The statewide positive test rate was at 3.7 percent […]
COVID-19 update May 17; new cases down 22.3%
May 17. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 688 new COVID-19 cases, and 28 deaths since Friday attributable to the coronavirus. One of them was in Huntersville. The median of the past seven days of reported results (1,501 cases) statewide is 22.3 percent below the median of the […]
COVID-19 update May 14
May 14. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,501 new COVID-19 cases, as well as nine deaths statewide attributable to the coronavirus. Hospitalizations Statewide, hospitalizations were at 926, up one from yesterday. Testing The statewide positive test rate was at 3.8 percent percent in today’s report. Mecklenburg County was at 5.5 […]
COVID-19 update May 13
May 13. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,394 new COVID-19 cases, down slightly from 1,493 new cases yesterday. The median of the past seven days of reported results (1,493 cases) statewide is 24.8 percent below the median of the past 31 days (1,985 cases). (See chart; data from Johns Hopkins.) […]
