coronavirus
COVID update Dec. 20: Positivity rate over 9%
Dec. 20. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 2,892 new COVID cases statewide, as well as 1,630 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, up from 1,584 as of Friday Dec. 17. Deaths Between Friday’s report and today’s NCDHHS report, there were 46 new COVID deaths statewide; three of them in Mecklenburg County. […]
COVID update Dec. 16
Dec. 16. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 4,165 new COVID cases statewide, the highest number since Oct. 1. After dipping slightly yesterday, statewide hospitalizations rose to 1,604, the highest number since Oct. 22, the NCDHHS said. Deaths The NCDHHS today also reported 29 new deaths statewide; one was in Mecklenburg […]
COVID update Dec. 15: New cases above 3,750, but hospitalizations fall slightly
Dec. 15. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 3,755 new COVID cases statewide, up from 1,932 new cases yesterday. Statewide hospitalizations dipped to 1,561 today, from 1,575 yesterday. Positive tests The positive test rate statewide is 9.1 percent. In Mecklenburg, the positive test rate is 8.1 percent. Deaths The NCDHHS today […]
COVID update Dec. 14: NC positivity rate over 9%
Dec. 14. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,932 new COVID cases statewide, down from 2,168 new cases yesterday. Statewide hospitalizations continued a slow but steady increase since Thanksgiving, reaching 1,575 in today’s NCDHHS report. On Nov. 15, there were 1,039 North Carolinians hospitalized due to COVID-19. Positive tests The positive […]
COVID update Dec. 13
Dec. 13. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 2,168 new COVID cases statewide, down from 3,606 new cases reported on Friday. Statewide hospitalizations continued to climb, reaching 1,550 in today’s NCDHHS report. Positive tests The positive test rate statewide was 8.6 percent in today’s NCDHHS report; in Mecklenburg, 8 percent. Deaths […]
COVID update: Hospitalizations statewide at 1,493
Dec. 10. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 3,606 new COVID cases statewide, down from 4,153 new cases yesterday. Statewide hospitalizations climbed to 1,493, roughly 60 percent of year-ago levels. Positive tests The positive test rate statewide was 7.4 percent in today’s NCDHHS report. In Mecklenburg, 7.8 percent. Regional positivity The […]
COVID update: New cases surpass 4,000
Dec. 9. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported more than 4,000 new COVID cases for the first time since the September delta spike. Today’s volume of new cases is 4,153—nearly double what was recorded on Monday of this week. Positive tests The positive test rate statewide was 7.1 percent. Regional positivity […]
COVID update: Cases continue to rise; a look at one year ago today
Dec. 8. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 3,294 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, up from 2,104 new cases yesterday. The positive test rate statewide fell to 8 percent from 9.1 percent in yesterday’s report The NCDHHS said 1,371 North Carolinians are hospitalized due to COVID, down from 1,376 yesterday. […]
COVID update Dec. 6
Dec. 6. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services Monday reported 2,101 new COVID cases. Positivity rates both statewide and in Mecklenburg County were reported above 7 percent. It’s still a far cry from a year ago at this time. Though the COVID-19 data have been trending upward recently, there were still three times […]
COVID update: 3,720 new cases statewide
Dec. 3. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported more than 3,000 new COVID cases for a third day in a row. Positivity rates both statewide and in Mecklenburg County remain over 5 percent—the key for easing mask restrictions in Mecklenburg. The NCDHHS at noon today said there were 3,720 new cases […]
