covid-19
With omicron spreading fast, few rapid test kits available
Jan. 4. By Dave Yochum. So, your throat is sore and you have the sniffles. Is it COVID-19? Or a cold? “COVID is so prevalent now that you should assume you have it if you have symptoms,” Dr. David Priest, Novant Health’s chief epidemiology officer, said during a pandemic briefing this morning on Zoom. The […]
Statewide, 1 in 4 tested positive for COVID
Jan. 3. With COVID-related hospitalizations hitting their highest point since early October, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 31 new COVID deaths from Friday’s report to today, with one of them in Davidson. The NCDHHS said 2,722 North Carolinians are hospitalized due to COVID, more than double the number hospitalized Dec. 3 […]
Today’s new COVID volume exceeds yesterday’s record increase
Dec. 31. With COVID-related hospitalizations climbing to 2,387 statewide, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 19,174 new cases of the coronavirus and a higher positivity rate of 22.9 percent. Today’s new case volume surpassed yesterday’s which was a record increase. It’s well over double the increase on this day last year. […]
COVID update: More than 18,000 new cases in one day
Dec. 30. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 18,571 new cases of the coronavirus statewide on Thursday and a positivity rate of 22 percent. COVID-related hospitalizations climbed to 2,258, up from 1,157 on Dec. 1. It’s the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day in 2021. Deaths There were […]
COVID positivity rate at 17.3% statewide; 9,377 new cases
Dec. 29. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 9,377 new cases of the coronavirus statewide and a positivity rate of 17.3 percent statewide. COVID-related hospitalizations climbed past the 2,000 mark statewide for the first time since mid-October. Huntersville surpassed 10,000 cases for the first time, with 74 cumulative deaths—a .74 percent fatality […]
Statewide COVID positivity rate climbs over 20%
Dec. 28. The statewide COVID positivity rate jumped to 21.9 percent in today’s NC Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus report. It’s the highest rate in nearly a year, double what it was last week. Hospital emergency rooms are being overwhelmed by people seeking coronavirus tests. Novant Health, just after the state data was […]
COVID update: 4,889 new cases statewide
Dec. 22. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 4,889 new cases of the coronavirus statewide and a positivity rate of 10.4 percent statewide. In Mecklenburg County the COVID positivity rate is 8.4 percent. Hospitalizations The NCDHHS reported 1,680 hospitalizations statewide due to the coronavirus. Deaths There were 50 new COVID deaths in […]
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 […]
