NC has highest one-day increase of COVID-19 positive tests; more than 3,000 cases reported
North Carolina experienced its highest one-day number of new COVID-19 cases with 3,119 cases reported. Other key metrics also increased with hospitalizations at 1,246 and the percent of tests that were positive climbing to 7.9 percent. Craven County saw 21 new cases during that timespan, which is not unusually high for a one-day period at this stage of the pandemic, although it did reach a new milestone, having surpassed 2,500 total cases since mid-March. “High case counts, including our highest day ever today, and other key metrics are why North Carolina is staying paused in Phase 3 while we lower the indoor gathering limit toRead More →