Friday’s data:

New cases statewide: 1,740

New deaths statewide: 28

Hospitalized statewide: 723

North Meck

Cornelius new cases: 2

Davidson new cases: 2

Huntersville new cases: 8

—There have not been any COVID deaths in North Meck since March 2; countywide since March 14

Beginning on Wednesday March 23, the NCDHHS COVID-19 report goes weekly. Data will include Wastewater Surveillance, COVID-Like Illness in Emergency Departments, Hospital Admissions, COVID-19 Cases, Booster Rates, Prevalence of Variants, and CDC COVID-19 Community Levels. The NCDHHS dashboard will no longer include testing or contract tracing.

To read the NCDHHS press release, click here.