NC reports more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 7-day average rises
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in North Carolina fell Sunday, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
There were 2,057 new cases in North Carolina, according to daily DHHS numbers. While Sunday’s new cases are a marked decline from the 2,800 reported each of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the seven-day average of daily cases continued to climb, rising from Saturday’s 2,335 to 2,370.
The past week has seen six days with at least 2,000 new cases in North Carolina. That’s more than August and September put together, which had two days apiece with that many newly reported cases. October saw 17 days with at least 2,000 cases.
Since the pandemic began in March, DHHS has reported 276,692 cases.
The percentage of positive tests hovered around 6% on Friday, the last day for which data is available. After reaching 7.5% earlier in the week, the percentage began to fall. The percentage of positive tests remained above the 5% goal set by DHHS for much of October.
Statewide, there were 1,122 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Sunday with 93% of hospitals reporting.
DHHS also reported five people had died from COVID-19, bringing the illness’ toll to 4,383 in North Carolina.
This story was originally published November 1, 2020 at 12:07 PM.