For a 2nd day, NC reports highest single-day coronavirus case increase ever
For a 2nd day, NC reports highest single-day coronavirus case increase ever
Tags: coronavirus, education, coronavirus learning
Posted December 30, 2021 3:12 p.m. EST
Updated December 31, 2021 11:15 a.m. EST
https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/for-a-2nd-day-nc-reports-highest-single-day-coronavirus-case-increase-ever/20056001/
RALEIGH, N.C. — On Friday, North Carolina reported another all-time high of daily new COVID-19 cases, 19,174. That's 3% higher than the record 18,571 cases reported Thursday.
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On Thursday, the state Department of Health and Human Services reported 18,571 new coronavirus cases. Before Friday's numbers were released, that was the highest number seen in the pandemic so far.
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... the state also reported its highest case positivity rate at 22%, which means nearly a quarter of all coronavirus tests administered on Tuesday came back positive.
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The number of new cases reported jumped by more than 400% in one week, according to data from the state department of health.
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On top of an increase in both hospitalizations and cases, 60 people died from the virus in the past 24 hours. That's the highest number we've seen since the beginning of November, according to WRAL Data Trackers.
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