New data shows hospitalizations are slightly rising in our state after a brief dip before we entered phase one of the reopening plan. In the last seven days, hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have stayed above 550.
NCDHHS releases the latest coronavirus data for Monday. Here's a look at the numbers.
- 742 news cases were reported, which is more than Sunday's one-day increase, but not as high of a jump in cases as we saw on Saturday.
- Total cases: 23,964
- Total tests: 344,690
- Total deaths: 754
- Percentage of positive cases: 6.9% (North Carolina has been around 7% for percent of total cases over total tests, so this shows we are steadily flattening the curve.)
- Guilford: 1,073 cases, 52 deaths -- Guilford County added 24 new cases to its total but no deaths were reported.
- Forsyth: 969 cases, 9 deaths -- Forsyth County added 49 new cases to its total but no deaths were reported.
- Alamance: 275 cases, 15 deaths -- Alamance County reported 14 new cases and two more deaths.
Gov. Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force will hold a briefing on COVID-19 updates at 3 p.m