Oct. 13. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,734 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, for a total of 234,481 cases statewide since the outbreak began in March. Click here to review the latest COVID-19 data on a state and local level.
Tests, meanwhile, are coming back positive at the rate of 7.1 percent statewide. The goal is less than 5 percent. Mecklenburg County is doing much better: Positive tests are coming back at the rate of 4.3 percent.
There were 43 new deaths statewide in today’s report for a total of 3,816 North Carolinians who have died.
Hospitalizations were at 1,103 statewide, according to today’s NCDHHS report. On Oct. 1 939 North Carolinians were hospitalized due to COVID-19.
Mecklenburg
Cumulative COVID-19 cases: 30,670 county-wide.
Mecklenburg deaths: 367 cumulative, up from 359 Oct. 1.
North Mecklenburg
Cornelius: 609 cases total, up from 543 Oct. 1; 16 deaths total.
Davidson: 324 cases total, up from 305 Oct. 1; 6 deaths total.
Huntersville: 1,133 cases total, up from 996 Oct. 1; 13 deaths total.