coronavirus
Deep dive into COVID numbers from Meck Health Dept.
From the Mecklenburg County Health Dept.: —80 percent of COVID deaths were among older adults over 60 years. —Out of 1,318 COVID deaths, only 37 deaths occurred in adults ages […]
COVID update Jan. 6: NC Hospitalizations up 45.8% in a week
Jan. 6. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,293 today, up 45.8 percent in a week. Meanwhile, new COVID cases continue to rise quickly, hitting 24,292 statewide according to the NC […]
COVID update: NC hospitalizations remain over 3,000
Jan. 5. Even as the omicron variant is presenting as less deadly, COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,099 today, roughly 150 percent higher one month ago in North Carolina. Dr. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
