coronavirus
New COVID-19 cases increase again statewide
Nov. 6. By Dave Yochum. The number of new COVID-19 cases jumped by 2,908 statewide, the largest increase in two weeks. The median number of new cases over the past week is running 13.3 percent ahead of the median number over the past 31 days. On Tuesday the prior week’s new case volume was running […]
2,859 new COVID-19 cases statewide; test rate improves
The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 2,859 new COVID-19 cases statewide, the largest increase in a week. The cumulative total now stands at 285,661 since the outbreak began in March. Meanwhile, the median number of new cases over the past week has climbed 13.2 percent ahead of the median number over […]
New COVID-19 cases: 7-day median just 7.2% higher than past 31 days
Nov. 3. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported an increase of 2,349 new COVID-19 cases statewide for a cumulative total of 280,377 since the outbreak began in March. The median number of new cases over the past week (2,253 based on data from Johns Hopkins University) is running 7.2 percent of […]
Number of new COVID-19 cases sets a record
Oct. 29. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services reported 2,885 new COVID-19 cases statewide today, the largest daily increase since tracking began in March. The increase is well ahead of the records set two weeks ago: 2,532 new cases on Oct. 15 and 2,684 new cases Oct. 16. The median number of new […]
New COVID-19 case climb again, as well as hospitalizations, deaths
Oct. 27. The number of new COVID-19 cases statewide reported by the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services rose again. The NCDHHS today reported 2,141 new cases, up from 1,643 new cases yesterday. It’s still fewer than the 2,716 new cases reported on Friday last week. When you look at the median number […]
COVID-19 cases increasing, but at slower rate than last week
Oct. 20. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,578 new cases statewide of COVID-19, up from 1,144 new cases that were reported on Monday. Comparing the past seven days to the past 24 days shows an increase of 19.43 percent in the median number of new cases in the past […]
Increase in new cases down from yesterday; positive testing improves
Oct. 19. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,144 new cases statewide of COVID-19, down from 2,303 new cases Thursday. Over the past seven days there has been a 17.7 percent increase in the median number of new cases compared to the median over the past 20 days. (On Sept. 25, […]
COVID by the numbers: Cases, hospitalizations up; positive test rate down
Oct. 13. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,926 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, up from 1,734 new cases yesterday. The total number of COVID-19 cases statewide since the outbreak began in March is at 236,407. Tests, meanwhile, are coming back positive at the rate of 6.6 percent statewide, down from […]
NCDHHS reports 2,034 new COVID-19 cases statewide
Oct. 9. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services is reporting another daily increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19 statewide above 2,000. Today’s report shows 2,034 new cases, down from 2,428 in yesterday’s report. There have been a total of 227,431 cases statewide since the outbreak began in March. Tests, meanwhile, […]
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain over 1,000
Oct. 7. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services is reporting an increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19 statewide: 1,711 new cases of the coronavirus in today’s report, up from 1,504 new cases in yesterday’s report. There have been a total of 222,969 North Carolina cases statewide since the outbreak began […]
